Pharmaceutical dispensing scales

Maker
Harringtons Metallurigists Pty Ltd (estab. 1906, closed 2002)
Date
(1900-1910)
 Description
Dispensing pharmaceutical scales with hook-end beam, green silk cords, glass pans, brass drachm, grain and scruples weights, in wooden instrument box. Scales belonged to Dr. Frank Forster.
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Object detail

Maker
Date
(1900-1910)
Medium
glass, brass, silk and wood
Measurements
3.6 x 17.1 x 8.6 cm
Accession Number
MHM04053
Credit line
Gift of AMA Victoria, 2011
Inscriptions
specifications/maker's mark ▫ sizes, eg, '6/Grains' ▫ weights
maker's mark ▫ 'Harringtons/Australia' ▫ case
prices/inscriptions ▫ '10/6' ▫ case
owner's mark/inscriptions ▫ 'F. Forster' ▫ case
Object Type
equipment
Named Collection
AMA Victoria
Medical History Museum Category
Pharmaceutical History
Museum
Medical History Museum

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