Antique pharmacist's balance with weights: Drachmes - Scruples - Grains - for the traveller - Brass

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Everything in matching original box (18.5 x 8 x 4 cm) with good hinges and locks.

a) Pharmacist's balance - yoke 14 cm - brass dishes -
diameter: 6.5 cm
excellent working and well balanced.

b) antique apothecary weights :

2-1-1/2 Drachma
2 - 1/2 scruple
5 - 5 -3 - 3 - 2 grains

1 Drachma = 3.888 grams
1 Scruple = 1.296 grams
1 Grain = 0.065 grams

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Weight, including packaging: 0.4 KG
Dispatch ; very well packaged - by PostNL - registered. 66548537 Read more