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LicenseOval, lacquered tin box lined with green woollen cloth
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Oval, lacquered tin box lined with green woollen cloth, contains a pair of scales and weights, owned by Dr Christopher Harwell in 1735, made in England, 1730-1735
Details
- Category:
- Surgery
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A665048
- Materials:
- case, tin, case, wool, cloth, scales, steel, scales, brass, scales, silver, plated, scales, cotton, threads and weights, brass
- Measurements:
-
case: length 100 mm
case: width 52 mm
case: depth 14 mm
beam: length 95 mm
pans: diameter 31 mm
- type:
- scales
Parts
Beamscale
Beamscale pair of scales with 2 weighing pans, owned by Dr Christopher Harwell in 1735, made in England, 1730-1735
Oval, lacquered tin box
Oval, lacquered tin box lined with green woollen cloth, owned by Dr Christopher Harwell in 1735, made in England, 1730-1735
- Measurements:
-
overall: 14 mm x 100 mm x 52 mm,
- Materials:
- brass (copper, zinc alloy) , cotton (textile) , silver plated , steel (metal) , wood (unidentified) and wool (textile)
- Object Number:
- A665048/5
- type:
- scales
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