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Apothecary Weight Scale
- Material
- METAL-STEEL;
- Description
- Scale contained in a wooden brown box with a latch. Inside box is a rusted steel shaft with moving balance in middle and a brown wool tassel on top of balance. Attached at metal shaft ends are green cord-like strings which at each end are attached at three points to a glass rounded disc. There ar…
- Category
- TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- Sub-Category
- WEIGHTS AND MEASURES TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
- Description
- Scale contained in a wooden brown box with a latch. Inside box is a rusted steel shaft with moving balance in middle and a brown wool tassel on top of balance. Attached at metal shaft ends are green cord-like strings which at each end are attached at three points to a glass rounded disc. There are 6 round metal weights of various sizes as well as 2 rectangular metal weights of different sizes.
(A) Wooden Box
(B) Metal shaft with attached strings and discs--15.5 CM length X 23cm Height C-J) Various metal weights of various sizes.
(C) 2.1CM(DIA.) X .3 CM.
(D) 1.7 CM.(DIA.) X .2 CM.
(E) 1.7 CM. X .2 CM.
(F) 1.4 CM. X .2 CM.
(G) 1.3 CM X .1 CM.
(H) 1 CM. X .1 CM.
(I) 1.7 CM.(LENGTH) X 1.3 CM. (W) X .05 CM. (HT)
(J) 1.3 CM.(LENGTH) X 1.1 CM. (W) X .5 CM. (HT)
- Narrative
- Apothecary scale used for measuring drugs by pharmacists. Used as a system of weights.
- Material
- METAL-STEEL;
- Inscriptions
- K. O'Neil (on the bottom, in pen)
- Width
- 7.5
- Length
- 16.7
- Depth
- 3.5
- Units Of Measurement
- Centimeters
- Dimension Notes
- Dimensions of A. B-J are listed in description.
- Number Of Parts
- 10
- Accession No.
- 1971.1.17 a-j
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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