Balance
Balance
- Description
- Balance with a 6-inch iron beam, iron index, brass pans, brass stand with lifter, and wooden base with drawer.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Balance
- Object Type
- Balances
- Date made
- 18th century
- 1700-1800
- 18th century style
- date made
- around 1800
- 1800-1900
- Measurements
- without base: 13 in; 33.02 cm
- base: 5 in x 10 in; 12.7 cm x 25.4 cm
- overall: 13 3/8 in x 10 in x 5 1/4 in; 33.9725 cm x 25.4 cm x 13.335 cm
- ID Number
- CH.315947
- catalog number
- 315947
- accession number
- 222973
- subject
- Weights & Measures
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- Medicine and Science: Chemistry
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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