scale, hand held

National Museum of American History

Object Details

Description
Tiny, shallow, brass bowls attached to the balance with black cotton string.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
18th century
ID Number
1991.0664.0900
accession number
1991.0664
collector/donor number
SAP 988
catalog number
1991.0664.0900
Object Name
balance
scale
Physical Description
brass (overall material)
cotton (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 5 in x 2 3/4 in x 3/4 in; 12.7 cm x 6.985 cm x 1.905 cm
Related Publication
Urdang, George and Ferdinand William Nitardy. The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy: A Catalogue of the Collection
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Subject
Pharmacy
Record ID
nmah_994577
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-76c3-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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