Scales, weights, and balances

Dublin Core

Title

Scales, weights, and balances

Description

Includes pharmaceutical & apothecary devices to measure mass

Collection Items

IRON BALANCE with brass pans
(mounted on white column)

5 COIN WEIGHT WITH VARYING AMOUNTS

Square brass weights (round stamps)

PHARMACY WEIGHTS (brass)
Round metal container, 7 varying heights

WOODEN APOTHECARY WEIGHT BOX
Paper label ink inscribed with weight equivalences. Metal panned balance.

Old label: B. Cohen Mrs. Rm - 1991 - 004

OVAL METAL BOXED APOTHECARY SCALE AND WEIGHTS
Folded paper includes ink written: "Gold coins of FRANCE and SPAIN at 87 cents. Gold coins of ENGLAND and PORTUGAL at 89 cents." Another small printed label:  "Gr cts" (1-24)

SCALE
Hanging brass pans, no marks.
Old tag: "m 96-005"

Brass scale
Missing hand to calibrated bar.
Has lever attached to movable rod
Unmarked.

GOLD SCALE
Antique boxed balance scale and weights
Scalemaker has majesty’s mint exchequer Bank of England.
Each weight listed (stamped square brass)


Old tag: “Unknown” M-1976-001

Includes:  Metal oval box Balance scale (brass pans 5cm diam)  Square brass weights and  Weight stamped 1oz Weight stamped 2oz  Base initials: S.H. 

Oval tin box with hinged lid
Includes:
Packet square marked weights
5 cm diam brass pans suspended by fine brass chains
No markings

Old tag: Merriman H. MD M 1984-064

D+F Anchor/Lion/K (sterling rod)

APOTHECARY SCALE
Includes:  HORN PANS  Brass suspension with hook  Set of apothecary weights stamped  Stamped: GERMANY       54      100 grams  Old tag: RUBIN A. MD M. 1982-075

BRASS PAN, IRON BALANCE.
Old tag: Unknown M. 1976-007 027

Pharmacist field scales
Includes: Balance mounted on box with two metal pans.  Pull out drawer with apothecary weights  Stone + Stamped metal coin weights

SCALE
Spring loaded metal tubular scale

Tag: BABY SCALE “HANDHELD”. Knolton, M. MD. M-1976-086.
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