- Item type
- Object
- Primary inscriptions
- on case: paper label '387' (Clay?)
- Object type
- Balance
- Dimensions
- Height: 57mm Width: 130mm Depth: 15mm Weight: 95g
- Inventory No
- 11076
Description
An oval black metal case with a hinged lid. The lid is lined with cream satin and the base is lined with a green fabric. It contains: a pocket balance with an iron alloy handle and green strings to hold the copper alloy plates; a copper alloy weight disc; 2 copper alloy cylindrical weights with knobs on top that are kept in slots in a pink card holder inside the case.
Metal case with hinged lid, possibly with lacquer surface; silk padding in lid, green felt on base.
Brass pans and weights
