Scales

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EH10363
This very small brass scale comes with a small case and various weights. Nothing is labeled including measurements of weights. This style of scale was often used to measure several ounces of gold dust. Because of the style, it was likely used in the... View Full Record
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EH101329-1
This brass balance scale with wooden base complete with a drawer for accessories was produced by Henry Troemner of Philadephia, PA. Inside the drawer are 4 medicine bottles of various sizes with cork stoppers, a round box with various scale weights,... View Full Record
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EH101099
This very small, mid-late 19th century, apothecary scale includes brass trays, weights and holder. It also comes with a wooden carrying case. This pocket sized portable scale could be taken wherever it was needed, and could be used by physicians as w... View Full Record
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EH101330-1
This balance pharmacy scale has a brass body with a white marble base. This white marble base with brass scale was a popular style manudactured in the late 19th century to early 20th century. The brass body can adjust height away from base and contai... View Full Record
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EH10449
This brass pharmacy scale is complete with a wooden base including a drawer that holds two boxes with weights. One box is wooden and has indents to hold weights. The other box is a tin that used to hold medicine to help relieve pain during menstruati... View Full Record
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EH1098
This brass bodied scale is complete with a wooden base including a drawer that holds a weight, a tin, and parts to the scale. It has two sets of trays - one smaller set and one bigger set. The tin is engraved with the words " American Watch Co Waltha... View Full Record
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EH10456
This large, glass enclosed, white metal frame scale was produced by The Torsion Balance Co. out of New York. Although there is a style of torsion scale measuring gravitational forces by using a wire, in this case, torsion refers to a a scale with two... View Full Record
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EH101098
This Torsion apothecary scale in glass case is accompanied by a weight set made by Hance Brothers & White, Inc. It is a nickel-plated brass and glass scale, Style 269, Class A with a capacity of 120 grams. The Torsion Balance Co. operated out of New... View Full Record
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EH101111
Apothecary scales in an oak wooden box made by Henry Troemner in Philadelphia, PA. The scale is cast iron, can hold 10 pounds and is model no. 57. Troemner started as a manufacturer of scales, balances and weights in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Today... View Full Record
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EH101328-1
This all brass apothecary scale was a gift of Dr. Edgar Meiser. It was made in the first half of the 20th century by Henry Troemner in Philadelphia, PA. Troemner was a German-American entrepreneur who started the Henry Troemner Company, known today a... View Full Record
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EH10678
This Analytical Balance Scale for Apothecary Jeweler Scientific was made by Henry Troemner for Arthur H. Thomas Co. in Philadelphia, PA. There is a walnut wooden and glass case with a pull up window in the front to access the interior. The trays are... View Full Record
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eh101947
This small suspended type scale was made primarily of brass along with some nickel plating. The scale was portable and could be hung anywhere. It was used by physicians and pharmacists on home calls. this scale first used by a pharmacist (father of H... View Full Record
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eh101948
This brass scale was used as a portable suspension scale that could have been hung in a pharmacy or used by a physician or pharmacist during home visits. The scale was used by a pharmacist (father of Hilary Grant) in the early 20th century. ... View Full Record
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EH10785
This is a hand-held brass scale. There is no base or stand to hold the weights. There are no manufacturer's marks on the scale so the manufacturer remains unknown. This large all-brass scale was given to Mary Ellen Smith Meiser, M.D. by Alexand... View Full Record
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EH101017
This cast iron and brass apothecary scale was made by Henry Troemner in Philadelphia, PA. There are five accompaning weights of different sizes also made of iron. There is a brass bar with a sliding weight marked in whole grains from 0 to 120. It is... View Full Record
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EH10944
This cast iron apothecary scale is painted red with weight holders in front. The weight trays are made of brass. This scale was made by Eimer and Amend Scientific Apparatus and Chemicals, New York. This company was a pioneer importer of European lab... View Full Record
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EH101097
This cast iron scale with brass trays was used by the Lancaster Drug Company, founded in 1907 by David L. Harnish as indicated by a brass commemorative plaque on the fromt of the scale. There are no manufacturer's markings on the scale so it's manufa... View Full Record
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Eh10945
This black, cast iron apothecary scale was made by Ohaus in Newark, New Jersey. It has a capacity of 10 grams and is dated between 1914 and 1940. In 1914, the company was incorporated as the Newark Scale Works. In 1947 the company was again incorpora... View Full Record
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EH101013
This mid-1900s scale made of black-painted metal and stainless steel contains a removable tray and 4 weights. This scale contains 3 weight beams (one of which still has the weight attached) and is able to measure different objects of great weight var... View Full Record
Scale Set
eh101677
Two metal hand held scales patented on February 13,1912. When doctor's traveled to deliver babies at home they would carry these small scales with them to determine the newborn's weight. The only other marking is on the smaller of the two scales: Ma... View Full Record
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EH101165
This wicker-cribbed, white painted metal, infant scale was manufactured by the Hanson Brothers Scale Company and is called the Hanson Nursery Scale. This model contains a wicker crib to hold the infant while being weighed. The scale contains no visib... View Full Record
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EH101166
This white painted metal infant scale was used to weigh infants up to 30 pounds and included height-weight-age tables for both girls and boys. The scale was sold by Detecto Scales Inc and manufactured by the Jacob Brothers Company both out of New Yor... View Full Record
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EH10884
This white metal infant scale, called "Stork Scale", was produced by the Continental Scale Works of Chicago, Illnois in 1930. A stamp on the bottom of the scale indicates that it was manufactured June 4, 1930. The scale contains a small crib-like tab... View Full Record
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EH1008
This blue wicker and metal scale was produced by John Chatillon & Sons of New York. The scale contains a wicker crib for holding the infant while being weighed. The metal base has painted cartoon images of an elephant, tiger, and giraffe. The fourth... View Full Record
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EH101257
This white colored cast iron and brass patient scale was created by Fairbanks & Company in St. Johnsbury, Vermont. This scale was used to weigh patients in doctor's offices. A patent date of March 8, 1896 was engraved in the top of the scale. These s... View Full Record
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EH101229
A white-painted metal patient scale. It was used by doctors to measure the weight and height of patients in doctors' offices and hospitals. This scale has a capacity of 300 pounds. There is also a metal bar that pulls up to measure height in feet. Th... View Full Record
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eh101897
Blue cast iron scale with a claw crow foot base and a single brass arm and marker. The capacity for this scale is 24 pounds and was made by Fairbanks Scales. Fairbanks Scales was an industrial manufacturing company founded in 1830. This scale predate... View Full Record
Scale Accessories
EH10786
Large set of weights ranging from 5 grams to 1 kilogram in weight. Because of its large masses, the weights would likely have been used for merchandise and not weighing out medicines. Due to the style and appearence of the weights, this set was proba... View Full Record
Scale Accessories
EH101018
This Christian Becker Scale Weight Set has stainless steel weights, fractional weights, and tweezers. A glass lid covers smaller weights. The box is polished mahogany wood with velvet lining. Christian Becker was a pioneer in the making of scientific... View Full Record