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Description:

Robervahl balance in a wood box with slate slab, bubble level, 3-inch metal pans with arrows, hinged glass cover, vertical white scale, and adjusting screws at the bottom. A tag on the edge of the cover reads: “HENRY TROEMNER / MAKER / PHILADELPHIA, PA. U.S.A. / CAP. 2 OZ. NO. 190-CLB / SERIAL NO. 1575.”

Date Made: around 1925

Maker: Troemner

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Subject: Weights & Measures

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Credit Line: Ferris State College, School of Pharmacy

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: MG.312142.159Catalog Number: 312142.159Accession Number: 312142

Object Name: Balance

Physical Description: metal (overall material)wood (overall material)Measurements: overall: 7 3/8 in x 15 in x 8 1/2 in; 18.7325 cm x 38.1 cm x 21.59 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-f475-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_688032

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