SCALES, Apothecaries' in Box with Weights
H1989.980.a-c
a. Hand scales with 7.7 cm beams and two brass pans. User holds tassel which is attached to metal frame containing the balance needle and the box-end beams. The pans are suspended from the beams on each side by three lengths of fine twine. b. Wooden box with fabric lining, to hold scales. A separate compartment has been included, for the weights. c. Eleven weights comprising one of each: two drams, one dram, two scruples, half dram, one scruple (all rounded weights); two drams, one dram (flat rectangular weights); four paper-thin metal weights, possibly grain measures, one marked with six pin head sized depressions, one with five, one four, and another marked "4". Contains original data sheet.
Department:
History DepartmentCollection
| Accession Number: | H1989.980.a-c |
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| Accession Date: | 27 Oct 1989 |
Material
| Metal | Metal, fibre |
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| Fibre/Textile |
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| Metal/Metal |
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Measurement
| height | 250mm |
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| width | 158mm |
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| diameter | 67mm | (pans) a. |
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| height | 31mm |
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| length | 176mm |
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| width | 86mm | b. |
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