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Description (Brief):

Hand-held coin balance with an iron beam, and pans and weights of brass. There are 18 square-tapered weights and 8 fraction weights, housed in a hinged wooden case. The set was made in Germany by John Peter Poppenberg, and dated 1780.

Date Made: ca 1780

Maker: John Peter Poppenberg

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: Germany

Subject: Pharmacy

Subject:

See more items in: Medicine and Science: Medicine, European Apothecary, Art

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Related Publication: Urdang, George and Ferdinand William Nitardy. The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy: A Catalogue of the Collection

Credit Line: Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1991.0664.0897Accession Number: 1991.0664Collector/Donor Number: SAP 985Catalog Number: 1991.0664.0897

Object Name: scale

Physical Description: wood (overall material)brass (overall material)iron (overall material)paper (overall material)Measurements: overall: 1 in x 7 3/16 in x 3 3/4 in; 2.54 cm x 18.288 cm x 9.525 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-74bd-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_994336

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