Balance (Replica)
notes: label: Description
content: This is a cord pivot balance with a cylindrical wood beam 11.75 inches long, and 3-inch metal pans. It is a replica of one made in Egypt around 1300 B.C.E., and now in the Science Museum, London.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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.M-09447
label: accession number
content: 227075
label: catalog number
content: M-09447
objectType: label: Object Name
content: balance
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 7 in x 14 in x 2 7/8 in; 17.78 cm x 35.56 cm x 7.3025 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall, collapsed: 9/16 in x 11 7/8 in x 2 7/8 in; 1.42875 cm x 30.1625 cm x 7.3025 cm