Balance
date: label: date made
content: nineteenth century
notes: label: Description
content: Hand balance with 4.5-inch iron beam, index, two shallow pans, and 13 brass weights (one is marked “1 CRONE”). The whole fits in a rectangular wooden case.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Europe
topic: label: Subject
content: Weights & Measures
setName: label: See more items in
content: Medicine and Science: Chemistry
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: CH.329270
label: catalog number
content: 329270
label: accession number
content: 286917
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Money Scale with Weights
label: Object Type
content: Scales
label: Object Type
content: Weights
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: case: 7/8 in x 2 5/8 in x 5 1/8 in; 2.2225 cm x 6.6675 cm x 13.0175 cm
label: Measurements
content: heavier weight: 5/8 in x 1 1/2 in; 1.5875 cm x 3.81 cm
label: Measurements
content: shears: 2 1/8 in; 5.3975 cm
label: Measurements
content: indicator: 1 1/2 in; 3.81 cm
label: Measurements
content: beam: 4 1/2 in; 11.43 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall in case: 15 3/16 in x 2 5/8 in; 38.57625 cm x 6.6675 cm