Balance

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OBJECT TYPE: HANGING/BOXED/APOTHECARY
DATE: 1850–1900
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1989.0339.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: BRASS & WHITE METAL SCALES; WOODEN BASE

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 28.0 cm
Width: 18.0 cm
Height: 33.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Medical Technology
Category: Dentistry
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: PART OF A COLLECTION OF DENTAL & DENTURE MAKING EQ. ORIGINALLY USED/ ASSEMBLED BY P. HANNAFORD. MR. HANNFORD 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: TO MEASURE A GIVEN QUANTITY OF WEIGHT
Technical: EXAMPLE OF SMALL, PORTABLE SCALE FOR USE IN OFFICE OR POSSIBLY PATIENT'S HOME
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: '1' & '2' INCISED ON ARMS OF BALANCE & ON RESPECTIVE PANS
Missing: WEIGHTS MISSING
Finish: WOODEN BOX BASE HAS DARK STAINED FINISH
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Balance, circa 1850–1900, Artifact no. 1989.0339, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1989.0339.001/

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