Balance
Date1880s
Location where usedUnderhill, Vermont, United States
MediumBrass
DimensionsFrames: 5 7/8 × 2 3/4 × 2 1/16 in. (15 × 7 × 5.3 cm)
Hanger: 2 3/8 × 5 11/16 × 9/16 in. (6 × 14.5 × 1.5 cm)
Hanger: 2 3/8 × 5 11/16 × 9/16 in. (6 × 14.5 × 1.5 cm)
ClassificationsMeasuring Devices
Credit LineGift of Celia L. Newton
Object number1941.8
DescriptionA medical doctor's balance with eleven weights. Balance is brass and mounted on white marble base. A removable pan rests into either side of the balance. Weights are kept in a small round tin box.Weight set including two small brass trays 5.75 cm across and two write frames to hold them onto central hanger to balance. There is also included a small metal cup to hold the weights. Two (quarter drams?), one half dram, one two dram, one labeled 1/2, two small metal squares, and a small screw.
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18th century
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1880-1890
Egypt