University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
Classification
Pharmacy, General
Accession Number
1969.7.1 a-k
Description
Scales in a wooden box (k); the bottom interior of the box is lined with a coarse, brown, velvet-like material; set consists of: (a,b) circular metal trays; (c) metal rod with indicator; (d) a long, thin, cylindrical hollow tapered metal piece; (e) a long, thin metal piece with a "ski-tip" ending; …
Scales in a wooden box (k); the bottom interior of the box is lined with a coarse, brown, velvet-like material; set consists of: (a,b) circular metal trays; (c) metal rod with indicator; (d) a long, thin, cylindrical hollow tapered metal piece; (e) a long, thin metal piece with a "ski-tip" ending; (f) tongs; (g) a circular weight; (h-j) rectangular weights.
Number Of Parts
11
Part Names
a - circular metal tray - Size: Diam. 6.9 cm
b - circular metal tray - Size: Diam. 6.9 cm
c - metal rod - Size: Length 19.0 cm x Width 10.1 cm
d - metal piece - Size: Length 15.5 cm
e - metal piece - Size: Length 14.4 cm
f - tongs - Size: Length 8.6 cm x Width 2.5 cm
g - circular weight - Size: Depth 0.5 cm x Diam. 2.4 cm
h - rectangular weight - Size: Length 1.9 cm x Width 1.5 cm x Depth 0.3 cm
i - rectangular weight - Size: Length 1.5 cm x Width 1.5 cm x Depth 0.4 cm
j - rectangular weight - Size: Length 1.4 cm x Width 1.2 cm x Depth 0.2 cm
k - box - Size: Length 20.0 cm x Width 9.5 cm x Depth 3.1 cm
Provenance
Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Dr. D.S. MacLennan of Brampton, Ont.
Material
wood: brown
metal: yellow; brown
fabric: brown
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A8-6
Condition Remarks
A number of pieces are missing; the six pieces of string that connect the slightly concave trays with the metal hooks at ends of the rod that has the indicator in the middle are missing.