Object ID Number:
EH10544
Object Name:
Scale
Date of Manufacture:
– 19th to 20th Century
Description / History:
1920s Mecury Silver Dental Scale. This instrument was used to weigh mercury metal used for dental fillings. This particular scale is missing a base. In the early seventeenth century, Joseph Bell invented mercury based amalgam was it used mainly in Britian and France.
Dimensions:
W–1 L–6 inches
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