Balance

Balance

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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.”
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
Balance
date made
around 1925
maker
Troemner
place made
United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
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
ID Number
MG.312142.159
catalog number
312142.159
accession number
312142
Credit Line
Ferris State College, School of Pharmacy
subject
Weights & Measures
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Medicine and Science: Medicine
Data Source
National Museum of American History
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