General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

13

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

ALL METAL CONSTRUCTION: BEAM & SUPPORT APPEAR NICKEL-PLATED; PANS ARE BRASS. FABRIC TASSLE; SILK (?) CORD SUPPORTS PANS/ WOOD CASE LINED WITH FLOCKED FABRIC

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

22.0 cm

Width

6.5 cm

Height

21.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Chemistry

Category

Test-measurement equipment

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Avery

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

Birmingham

Context

Country

Worldwide

State/Province

Unknown

Period

C.1830S+

Canada

PART OF A COLLECTION OF DENTAL & DENTURE MAKING EQ. ORIGINALLY USED/ASSEMBLED BY P. HANNAFORD. MR. HANNAFORD WORKED IN THE DENTAL INDUSTRY FOR MANY YEARS. C.1916-17 HE WAS HIRED BY ALLEN & ROLLASTON, LTD. TORONTO. OTTAWA LAB. EST'D. 1929; & LABS. OPERATED IN HAMILTON & MONTREAL. C.1967 A&R LTD. SOLD TO SHAW DENTAL LABS.

Function

USED BY APOTHECARIES & CHEMISTS FOR WEIGHING CHEMICALS & MEDICAL PREPARATIONS. ALSO USED TO WEIGH COINS. (REF.3)

Technical

ACCORDING TO DONOR SCALE USED BY DOCTORS, DENTISTS, PHARMACISTS, ETC. WHEN TREATING PATIENTS AT HOME. SCALE WEIGHTS & MEASURES REPRESENT RATIONALIZATION OF AVOIRDUPOIS VRS TROY WEIGHT IN RELATION TO ENGLISH AOPTHECARY WEIGHTS

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

HANDWRITTEN LABEL ON INSIDE OF CASE READS: ‘Avoirdupois./ TROY/ 2 Drams 120 Grs, or 5 Penny W./ 1 [Dram] 60 [Grs] or 2 [Penny W.] & 12 Grs./ 2 Scruples 40 [Grs] or 1 [Penny W.] & 16 [Grs]/ 1 Scruples 20 [Grs] [or 1 Penny W. & 16 Grs]/ ½ Scruples 10 [Grs. Or 1 Penny W. & 16 Grs.]./ NB. ‘Avoirdupois' has been crossed out in blue ink and ‘TROY' added in blue ink

Missing

UNKNOWN - APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

BEAM, BALANCE INDICATOR & FITTINGS APPEAR TO BE NICKEL-PLATED; DULL BRASS PANS; DARK GREEN SUSPENSION CORDS. DECORATIVE TASSEL IS BLUE & YELLOW-GREEN/ WOODEN BOX APPEARS UNFINISHED: LINED WITH PALE RED FLOCKED FABRIC

Decoration

N/A