Scales, brass beam and pans

Made:
1850-1930 in France
maker:
Unknown

Scales, brass beam and pans, iron pointer, no stand or weights, possibly French, 1850-1930

Details

Category:
Pharmacy-ware
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A635449
Materials:
beam, brass, pans, brass, pointer, iron and knife edges, iron
Measurements:
beam: length 325 mm
pan: diameter 127 mm
type:
balances

Parts

Beamscale

Beamscale

Brass beamscle and iron pointer, possibly France, 1850-1930

Materials:
brass and iron
Object Number:
A635449/1
type:
beamscale
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Brass weighing pan

Brass weighing pan

Brass weighing pan, possibly France, 1850-1930

Materials:
brass
Object Number:
A635449/2
type:
pan - scale component
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Weighing pan

Weighing pan

Brass weighing pan with string attachment and metal hook, possibly France, 1850-1930

Materials:
brass , string and metal
Object Number:
A635449/3
type:
pan - scale component
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum