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Balance, London, England, 1860-1880

Pharmacy-ware

1860-1880

Sets of scales with weights, Iran, 1801-1900

Pharmacy-ware

1801-1900

Hospital chair weighing machine on wheels, 'The Weighwell', England, 1920-1950

Nursing & Hospital Furnishings

1921-1950

Apothecary's balance with steel beam and brass pan

Pharmacy-ware

1750-1800

Apothecary's balance with steel beam and brass pan

Pharmacy-ware

1750-1900

Small bell-shaped bronze mortar, flared rim and fo

Pharmacy-ware

1671-1700

Apothecary's balance with steel beam and brass pan

Pharmacy-ware

1831-1870

Apothecary's balance, with steel beam and brass pa

Pharmacy-ware

1750-1850

Apothecary's balance with steel beam, and brass in

Pharmacy-ware

1750-1900

Set of scales, brass pans, steel beam with oval bo

Pharmacy-ware

1750-1850

Apothecary's balance with steel beam and brass pan

Pharmacy-ware

1750-1900

Apothecary's scales with steel beam and brass pans

Pharmacy-ware

1750-1850

Apothecary's balance with steel beam and brass pan

Pharmacy-ware

1750-1850

Oval lacquered tin box with hinged lid, lined with silk and wool, contains coin scales and 2 shilling(?) weights in brass, English, 1750-1900

Oval lacquered tin box with hinged lid, lined with

Pharmacy-ware

1750-1900

Rectangular mahogany box containing apothecary's scales and weights stand is fixed permanently to top of box, made by S. Maw, Son and Sons, London, English, 1901-1920

Rectangular mahogany box containing apothecary's s

Pharmacy-ware

1901-1920

Apothecary's balance with steel beam and brass pans, in rectangular wooden box, 1 weight remains, English, 1831-1870

Apothecary's balance with steel beam and brass pan

Pharmacy-ware

Oval, lacquered tin box lined with green woollen cloth, contains a pair of scales and weights, owned by Dr C. Harwell, English, 1730-1735

Oval, lacquered tin box lined with green woollen c

Surgery

1730-1735

Oval, lacquered tin box, lined with silk and wool contains coin scales and a single pennyweight and grain weight, English, 1701-1900

Oval, lacquered tin box, lined with silk and wool

Pharmacy-ware

1701-1900

Apothecaries balance with brass beam and horn pans, in rectangular wooden box, one set of grain weights in box, English, 1801-1900

Apothecaries balance with brass beam and horn pans

Pharmacy-ware

1801-1900

Oval lacquered tin box in very poor state, contains equally poor coin scales, weights missing, English, 1701-1900

Oval lacquered tin box in very poor state, contain

Pharmacy-ware

1701-1900

Tiny apothecaries scales with steel beam and brass pans, in oval tin case painted black, with three scruple and one dram weights, English, 1801-1900

Tiny apothecaries scales with steel beam and brass

Pharmacy-ware

1801-1900

Oval lacquered tin box with hinged lid, decorated with a figure of justice, contains coin scales and 6 weights, English, 1701-1900

Oval lacquered tin box with hinged lid, decorated

Pharmacy-ware

1701-1900

Apothecaries scales, with steel beam and brass pans, shears missing, in rectangular wooden box, with 4 assorted weights, made by W. & T. Avery of Birmingham, whole made in England, 1801-1900

Apothecaries scales, with steel beam and brass pan

Pharmacy-ware

1801-1900

Apothecary's balance with steel beam and brass pans, in rectangular wooden box, with 10 assorted weights, English, 1700-1900

Apothecary's balance with steel beam and brass pan

Pharmacy-ware

1750-1900

Stand, box and weights from set of scales, beam missing, with 2 brass pans, a glass pan and 2 metal pair holders, probably English, 1801-1900

Stand, box and weights from set of scales, beam mi

Pharmacy-ware

1801-1900

set of scales, seel beam with swan-necked beam ends, brass pans, in wooden box with 16 assorted weights, probably English, nineteenth century

set of scales, seel beam with swan-necked beam end

Pharmacy-ware

1801-1900

Apothecary's balance with steel beam and brass pans, in wooden box with stand and 12 assorted weights, English, 1850-1900

Apothecary's balance with steel beam and brass pan

Pharmacy-ware

1850-1900

Apothecary's scales, with iron beam and brass pans, in rectangular wooden box, weights missing, European, 1801-1900

Apothecary's scales, with iron beam and brass pan

Pharmacy-ware

1801-1900

Pair of scales, brass, boxed, Euorpean, 1880-1910

Pharmacy-ware

1880-1910

Set of apothecaries' scales, brass pans with steel beam in wooden case, weights missing, European, 1831-1870

Set of apothecaries' scales, brass pans with steel

Pharmacy-ware

1831-1870

Weighing scales with weights, cased, belonged to Sir George Buchanan, perhaps Scottish, mid 19th century

Weighing scales with weights, cased

Pharmacy-ware

1810-1870

Apothecary's balance with brass beam and glass pans, in rectangular wooden box, no weights, made by Richard Pallet, 91 Leadenhall Street, London, England, 1750-1900.

Apothecary's balance with brass beam and glass pan

Pharmacy-ware

1750-1900

Apothecary's balance with steel beam and brass pans, in a rectangular wooden box, with 1 weight, English , 1831-1870

Apothecary's balance with steel beam and brass pan

Pharmacy-ware

1831-1870

Set of scales, brass pans and steel beam, in wooden box, no weights, made by Young and Son, 5 Bear Street, Leicester Square, London, England, 1750-1837.

Set of scales, brass pans and steel beam, in woode

Pharmacy-ware

1750-1837

Apothecary's balance with steel beam and brass pans, in rectangular wooden box with 2 weight compartments, with 20 assorted weights, made by Young and Son, 5 Bear Street, London, England, 1750-1850.

Apothecary's balance with steel beam and brass pan

Pharmacy-ware

1750-1850

Rectangular case covered with fish skin, lined with red velvet, contains coin scales and 2 sets of weights to weigh drams and scrupled, made in London by Elizabeth Moffett & Son, 126 Minories, London, England, 1701-1900.

Rectangular case covered with fish skin, lined wit

Pharmacy-ware

1701-1900

set of apothecaries' scales, brass beam and pans, in wooden case with aborted weights, made by William Williams, London, England, 1831-1820

set of apothecaries' scales, brass beam and pans,

Pharmacy-ware

1831-1870

Apothecaries scale with steel beam and brass pans suspended from green silk threads, contained in oval japanned tin box lined with silk, decorated with gold paint, European, possibly, English, 1701-1900

Apothecaries scale with steel beam and brass pans

Pharmacy-ware

1701-1900

Apothecary's balance with steel beam and brass pans, in small red leather covered box, with 3 assorted weights (?), made by W. and T. Avery, Birmingham, England, 1850-1900

Apothecary's balance with steel beam and brass pan

Pharmacy-ware

1850-1900

Coin scales with steel beam and brass pans in oval, lacquered tin box with small compartment for weights, now missing, English, 1701-1900

Coin scales with steel beam and brass pans in oval

Pharmacy-ware

1701-1900

Apothecary's balance with steel beam and brass pans, in a rectangular wooden box, all weights removed, English, 1831-1870

Apothecary's balance with steel beam and brass pan

Pharmacy-ware

1831-1870

Apothecaries scales with polished steel beam and brass pans, in wooden box, lined with green woollen cloth, no weights, made in England, 1801-1900

Apothecaries scales with polished steel beam and b

Pharmacy-ware

1801-1900

Oval, lacquered tin box, lined with warm red velvet, contains coin scales with steel beam and brass pans, made in England, 1701-1900

Oval, lacquered tin box, lined with warm red velve

Pharmacy-ware

1700-1900

Apothecary's balance with steel beam and brass pans, in a rectangular wooden box, with 9 assorted weights, English, 1831-1870

Apothecary's balance with steel beam and brass pan

Pharmacy-ware

1831-1870

Apothecaries scales with iron beam and brass pans, in black painted oval tin box, with single circular brass weight, in very poor condition, English, 1801-1900

Apothecaries scales with iron beam and brass pans,

Pharmacy-ware

1801-1900

Oval, lacquered tin box with hinged lid, lined, contains coin scales and 4 assorted weights in brass, English, 1750-1900

Oval, lacquered tin box with hinged lid, lined, co

Pharmacy-ware

1750-1900

Apothecary's balance with steel beam and brass pans, in rectangular wooden box, with various slips of paper, English, 1750-1900

Apothecary's balance with steel beam and brass pan

Pharmacy-ware

1750-1900

Apothecary's balance with steel beam and brass pans, in wooden box with assorted weights in separate wooden block, personal relic of E. Pringle(?). English, 1750-1900

Apothecary's balance with steel beam and brass pan

Pharmacy-ware

1750-1900

Set of scales, brass pans, steel beam with flat indicator, fenestrated swan-necked beam ends, in wooden box with 6 assorted weights, probably English, 1750-1900

Set of scales, brass pans, steel beam with flat in

Pharmacy-ware

1750-1900

Apothecary's balance with steel beam, one glass and one brass pan, in wooden box with stand, a knife, 2 weights and lump of rock, English, 1850-1900

Apothecary's balance with steel beam, one glass an

Pharmacy-ware

1850-1900