Scales,steel beam, brass pans, six assorted weights, in lacquered tin box

Made:: 1701-1900

Oval, lacquered tin box with butterfly on lid
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Oval, lacquered tin box with butterfly on lid, contains scales with steel beam and brass pans, and 6 assorted weights, English, 1701-1900

Details

Category:: Pharmacy-ware

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A665049

Materials:: case, tin, case, cotton, cloth, case, wool, cloth, case, wood, scales, steel, scales, brass, scales, silk and weights, brass

Measurements:: case: length 125 mm
case: width 55 mm
case: depth 14 mm
beam: length 113 mm
pans: diameter 37 mm
shears: length 60 mm

type:: scales

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Parts

3 roughly square weights, to weigh 2 and 2 x 1 drams

Three square weights from scales set

3 roughly square weights, to weigh 2 and 2 x 1 drams

Measurements:: max: length 17 mm
max: width 18 mm
min: length 13 mm
min: width 13 mm

Materials:: brass

Object Number:: A665049 Pt1

type:: weight

Set of 2 circular brass, coin-like weights, 2 weigh 2 and 1 drams, made by W. & T. Avery Limited, Birmingham, England, 1847-1900.

Two circular brass, coin-like weights

Set of 2 circular brass, coin-like weights, 2 weigh 2 and 1 drams, made by W. & T. Avery Limited, Birmingham, England, 1847-1900.

Measurements:: max: diameter 20 mm
min: diameter 18 mm

Materials:: brass

Object Number:: A665049 Pt2

type:: weight

Circular brass coin-like weight, to weigh 2 scruples, made by W. & T. Avery Limited, Birmingham, England, 1847-1900.

Circular brass coin-like weight, to weigh two scruples

Circular brass coin-like weight, to weigh 2 scruples, made by W. & T. Avery Limited, Birmingham, England, 1847-1900.

Measurements:: diameter 16 mm
depth 2 mm

Materials:: brass

Object Number:: A665049 Pt3

type:: weight

Steel beam and one brass pan attached, England, 1701-1900

Scales

Steel beam and one brass pan attached, England, 1701-1900

Measurements:: case: length 125 mm
case: width 55 mm
case: depth 14 mm
beam: length 113 mm
pans: diameter 37 mm
shears: length 60 mm

Materials:: tin (metal) , cotton (textile) , wool (textile) , wood (unidentified) , steel (metal) , brass (copper, zinc alloy) and silk

Object Number:: A665049/4

type:: scales

Brass weighing pan, 1701-1900

scales

Brass weighing pan, 1701-1900

Measurements:: case: length 125 mm
case: width 55 mm
case: depth 14 mm
beam: length 113 mm
pans: diameter 37 mm
shears: length 60 mm

Materials:: tin (metal) , cotton (textile) , wool (textile) , wood (unidentified) , steel (metal) , brass (copper, zinc alloy) and silk

Object Number:: A665049/5

type:: scales

Oval, lacquered tin box with butterfly on lid, England, 1701-1900