Balance
date: label: date made
content: 19th Century
label: date made
content: second half 19th Century
notes: label: Description
content: Small steel balance that fits into and stands on a wooden case. The beam is 7.75 inches long; the pans are 4.2 inches diameter. It was used by Frederick C. Falck (d. 1908), a chemist who worked for several drug manufacturers in Baltimore.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Weights & Measures
setName: label: See more items in
content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: From Mr. J. Stanley Falck
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MG.M-09478
label: catalog number
content: M-09478
label: accession number
content: 232068
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Balance, Portable Box
label: Object Name
content: balance
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (beam material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (chain material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (pans(2) material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (column material)
label: Physical Description
content: wood (box material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 11 in x 11 1/2 in x 6 1/2 in; 27.94 cm x 29.21 cm x 16.51 cm