Set of apothecary's scales

Made:
1831-1870

Set of apothecary's scales, steel beam with swan-necked beam ends, glass pans with 5 weights, 5 tables of equivalents written on paper inside lid, English, 1831-1870

Details

Category:
Pharmacy-ware
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A68936
Materials:
scales, steel, scales, glass, scales, silk, box, mahogany, box, brass and box, velvet
type:
balances
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)