Apothecary Scale

Object/Artifact

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Toronto's First Post Office

Name/Title

Apothecary Scale

Entry/Object ID

2016.5.61.1-8

Tags

Weights and Measures

Description

Travelling apothecary scale. Wooden box with light borwn velvet lined bottom. Set includes a balance and zinc?/copper? scale pans attached by dark green cord and six brass weights. Each weight is marked with its amount and 'DWTS' on the obverse, and cicles corrosponding to the amount number on the reverse. The box lid and base are connected with wire to the front wall of the base.

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1830

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

.1: 9.5 L x 20.2 W x 3.4 H; .2: 18.0 L x 25.0 W; .3: 1.8 x 2.3 W; .4: 1.7 L x 2.1 W; .5: 1.6 L x 1.9 H; .6: 1.4 L x 1.7 W; .7: 1.3 L x 1.5 W; .8: 1.0 L x 1.3 W

Update Date

October 28, 2021