Apothecary's scales
Category
Medical & health
Date
1870 - 1930
Materials
Iron, Velvet, Wood
Measurements
175 mm (L); 85 mm (W); 30 mm (H)
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Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1338237
Summary
Apothecary's/medicine scales in made up box. Voilet velvet lining. Swan neck iron beam. Five packets of grain weights. The style of the box, beam and lining are typical of the late 19th early 20th century. There is another packet of brass weights in paper with markings on.
Provenance
Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.