Balance
date: label: associated dates
content: 1798 01 01+ / 1798 01 01+, 1798 12 31- / 1798 12 31-
notes: label: Description
content: Hand balance with a 5.5-inch iron beam with index, 2-inch brass pans, and oval iron case. This belonged to James K. Harper (b. 1798), a doctor in Prince George’s County, Maryland.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Weights & Measures
setName: label: See more items in
content: Medicine and Science: Pharmacy
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of The Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of the State of Maryland
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MG.302606.395.02
label: accession number
content: 302606
label: catalog number
content: 302606.395.02
objectType: label: Object Name
content: balance
label: Other Terms
content: Balance; Manufacturing and Dispensing Equipment; Pocket
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal, brass (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal, iron (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: bar: 7 cm x 14.5 cm x 1.7 cm; 2 3/4 in x 5 11/16 in x 11/16 in