Accession No

1876

Brief Description

chemical balance by F. Sartorius, c.1930

Origin

Göttingen; Germany

Maker

Sartorius. F.

Class

balances

Earliest Date

1930

Latest Date

1930

Inscription Date

Material

metal (brass, aluminium, oxidised brass); stone (agate); cloth (velvet); ivory; wood; glass; rope (cord)

Dimensions

height 480mm; breadth 385mm; depth 272mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Purchased from Anthony Turner, in 09/1973.

Inscription

‘SARTORIUS-WERKE
A-G.
GÖTTINGEN’ (door)
‘33637
F. SARTORIUS
Göttingen’ (zero scale)

Description Notes

Brass beam and plate with five apertures. Agate centre knife and end-knives, screw-adjustable. Silvered scale on top edge graduated [10] - 0 - [10], numbered by 1, divided to 0.2. Aluminium index screwed to base of beam moves over ivory scale. Oxidised brass pillar on circular base with double parallel beam support. Knurled brass screw in front operates arresting mechanism and raises pan-arresting plates lined with velvet. Agate centre plane. Rider bar over beam operated from right-hand side. Two stirrup-hung aluminium pans with brass double hooks mounted through brass grooved hanger with agate plane. Black glass base mounted on three feet, two of which act as levelling screws. Glazed wooden cover; hinged side door and sliding front panel. Top glass is missing.

Condition good (door detached from counterweights); incomplete (top glass plate missing).

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