Accession No

1167

Brief Description

balance and set of weights, used by apothecary John Jennings, English, c. 1906

Origin

England; Bury St. Edmunds [attributed]

Maker

Class

weights & measures; balances

Earliest Date

1906

Latest Date

1906

Inscription Date

Material

metal (brass, copper, iron, one other); rope (cord); wood

Dimensions

balance box length 186mm; breadth 70mm; height 30mm box length 117mm; breadth 80mm; height 89mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Transferred from the Museum of Archaeology and Ethnography, University of Cambridge (now Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology) in 09/1955.

Inscription

Description Notes

Iron beam and fittings; box beam ends; knife edge and ring bearings; index above; ring bearings in gallows; hook. Two circular brass pans. Wooden box with hook fastenings.

Assorted apothecary’s weights some round, some square, some bowl-shaped.

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