Pharmaceutical beam balance with attachments

Object detail

Date

Circa 1900

Medium

brass, other metal, paint, metalised cord, ivory, wood, marble, glass

Measurements

36.3 x 36.3 x 21.8 cm (encased scale)
1.5 x 7.7 x 2.7 cm (attachments, each)

Accession Number

MHM01264

Credit line

Previously University of Melbourne Collection, gift of Mr J Maher, 1967

Inscriptions

numbered/inscriptions ▫ pencilled onto drawer's base: '12'
numbered/inscriptions ▫ stamped above beam pivot: '1.4'
name/inscriptions ▫ typed display card: 'PHARMACEUTICAL SCALES, ABOUT 1900/University of Melbourne Collection/Presented by Mr J. Maher,/Beechworth.'

Object Type

equipment

Medical History Museum Category

Pharmaceutical History

Museum

Medical History Museum

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