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- OBJECT TYPE
- HANGING/APOTHECARY
- DATE
- 1825–1875
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1989.0338.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Avery, W.T. Ltd.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Birmingham, England
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 13
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- ALL METAL CONSTRUCTION: BEAM & SUPPORT APPEAR NICKEL-PLATED; PANS ARE BRASS. FABRIC TASSLE; SILK (?) CORD SUPPORTS PANS/ WOOD CASE LINED WITH FLOCKED FABRIC
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 22.0 cm
- Width
- 6.5 cm
- Height
- 21.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Chemistry
- Category
- Test-measurement equipment
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Avery
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Birmingham
Context
- Country
- Worldwide
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- C.1830S+
- Canada
-
PART OF A COLLECTION OF DENTAL & DENTURE MAKING EQ. ORIGINALLY USED/ASSEMBLED BY P. HANNAFORD. MR. HANNAFORD WORKED IN THE DENTAL INDUSTRY FOR MANY YEARS. C.1916-17 HE WAS HIRED BY ALLEN & ROLLASTON, LTD. TORONTO. OTTAWA LAB. EST'D. 1929; & LABS. OPERATED IN HAMILTON & MONTREAL. C.1967 A&R LTD. SOLD TO SHAW DENTAL LABS. - Function
-
USED BY APOTHECARIES & CHEMISTS FOR WEIGHING CHEMICALS & MEDICAL PREPARATIONS. ALSO USED TO WEIGH COINS. (REF.3) - Technical
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ACCORDING TO DONOR SCALE USED BY DOCTORS, DENTISTS, PHARMACISTS, ETC. WHEN TREATING PATIENTS AT HOME. SCALE WEIGHTS & MEASURES REPRESENT RATIONALIZATION OF AVOIRDUPOIS VRS TROY WEIGHT IN RELATION TO ENGLISH AOPTHECARY WEIGHTS - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- HANDWRITTEN LABEL ON INSIDE OF CASE READS: ‘Avoirdupois./ TROY/ 2 Drams 120 Grs, or 5 Penny W./ 1 [Dram] 60 [Grs] or 2 [Penny W.] & 12 Grs./ 2 Scruples 40 [Grs] or 1 [Penny W.] & 16 [Grs]/ 1 Scruples 20 [Grs] [or 1 Penny W. & 16 Grs]/ ½ Scruples 10 [Grs. Or 1 Penny W. & 16 Grs.]./ NB. ‘Avoirdupois' has been crossed out in blue ink and ‘TROY' added in blue ink
- Missing
- UNKNOWN - APPEARS COMPLETE
- Finish
- BEAM, BALANCE INDICATOR & FITTINGS APPEAR TO BE NICKEL-PLATED; DULL BRASS PANS; DARK GREEN SUSPENSION CORDS. DECORATIVE TASSEL IS BLUE & YELLOW-GREEN/ WOODEN BOX APPEARS UNFINISHED: LINED WITH PALE RED FLOCKED FABRIC
- Decoration
- N/A
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Avery, W.T. Ltd., Balance, circa 1825–1875, Artifact no. 1989.0338, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1989.0338.001/
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