Dispensing Scales

Object numberED.CS.2025.56
TitleDispensing Scales
CreatorP. Rogers & Co. (Manufacturer)
DescriptionSet of dispensing scales, likely of the type use by pharmacists. Wooden box base with a drawer. Inside the drawer is a balance arm with one metal cup and one glass cup, and part of the main shaft which slots into the piece affixed to the top of the base. Inside a small compartment within the drawer are round and square weights in drachms. On the reverse of these weights is inscribed 'P. Rogers & Co.'
Production placeBirmingham
Production date 1878 - 1922
Production periodLate nineteenth/early twentieth century
Object namePharmaceutical
Object categoryINSTRUMENT
Dimensions
- Height: 22.00 cm
Width: 24.00 cm
Depth: 12.00 cm