Scale, Balance
- Object Name:
- Scale, Balance
- Object ID:
- 1983.093.01
- Creator:
- Troemner, Henry
Manufacturer - Place of Origin:
- Philadelphia, PA
- Description:
- Apothecary scale in case. Used by nurses at New Hampshire Hospital School of Nursing.
A. Balance beam scale. Steel. Dark brown paint, flaking. 12.5" w x 9.5". Marked "HENRY TROEMNER / MAKER / PHILADELPHIA, PA".
B-C. Two brass pans, each 5.6" diam.
D-H. Five-piece-set of brass weights, cup-shaped (1,2,4,8,16 oz.)
I-J. Two hexagonal steel weights (20g and 200g)
K. Wooden case with glass back and sides, removable glass front, and drawer with weights. - Material:
- Metal
Wood
Brass
Steel
Glass - Dimensions:
- H-18 W-20 D-11 inches
- Provenance:
- Used at New Hampshire Hospital School of Nursing, Concord, NH.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of New Hampshire Hospital School of Nursing Alumni Association
- Subjects:
- Nurses, Nursing, Scales, Weights & measures
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