Weight, Balance

Name/Title

Weight, Balance

Entry/Object ID

2017.040.001

Description

A small brown wooden box containing weight balances. There are eight brass weights, the largest being 50 grams and the smallest being 2?. There are nine silver colored weights with the heaviest being 500 mg and the smallest being 5 mg. Weights 3,2,1 mg are missing. There is also a twezzer. The inside of the box lid is lined with black velvet. There is a brass closure hook on the front holding it closed. There is a small engraved plate on the right side of the box "Christain Becker Clifton N.J." The box is 6 in, long by 3.5 in. wide and 1.75 in deep.

Acquisition

Accession

2017.040

Source or Donor

Molly Blair

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

In Memory Of: Elwin Blair

Made/Created

Date made

Jun 3, 2017

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Weight, Balance

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Component, Scale

Nomenclature Class

Weights & Measures T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Dimensions

Height

1-3/4 in

Width

3-1/2 in

Length

6 in