Set of balance hangers with trays, which consist of two hangers (a,b) and two trays (c,d); the hangers both consist of a solid cylindrical metal wire that is bent to a point at the top and curves downwards to join a flat metal bar at the bottom; there is another metal bar attached to the top of thiā¦
Set of balance hangers with trays, which consist of two hangers (a,b) and two trays (c,d); the hangers both consist of a solid cylindrical metal wire that is bent to a point at the top and curves downwards to join a flat metal bar at the bottom; there is another metal bar attached to the top of this bar with a central pivot; the top bar can be moved so as to create an 'X', or fit on top of the bottom bar; both bars curve slightly upwards; trays fit on top of the metal bars; both trays are made of a flat piece of round metal that has had its edges curved slightly upwards; there is a round handle piece on each tray that comes out from the edge
Number Of Parts
4
Part Names
a - balance hanger (open): Size: Length 7.8 cm x Width 9.0 cm x Depth 14.6 cm
b - balance hanger (open): Size: Length 7.8 cm x Width 9.0 cm x Depth 14.6 cm
c - tray: Size: Length 9.4 cm x Width 7.6 cm x Depth 0.5 cm
d - tray: Size: Length 9.4 cm x Width 7.6 cm x Depth 0.5 cm
Provenance
Originally owned and used by Dr. H.C. Mabee; collected by Dr. A.A. Travill for Queen's Faculty of Medicine
Material
metal: silver; dark grey
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A8-6
Condition Remarks
The metal of all pieces shows wear and some staining; the tray tops have minor corrosion visible; #2: tarnished
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Document
JPG
Reference Comments
Previous number #66; "Illustrated Catalogue and Price List of Surgical Instruments and Orthopaedic Appliances" by Max Wocher & Son, 189-, p. 284 (2746) (see attached photocopy); Faculty of Medicine Collection 1984 Inventory; CD #5
Research Facts
These pieces would have come with an apothecary balance scale set that measured small amounts of drugs