Pan scales in triangular case

Pan scales in triangular case

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Pan scales in triangular case, brass, with handwritten inscription in lid 'pattern of scales required upon Madras Mint indent Sept 20th 1845'

Details

Category:
Weighing & Measuring
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A1307
Materials:
brass and wood
type:
scale

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