| Reference Number | MIMM/2022-10-5 |
| Title | Dispensing Scale |
| Date | 1875-1925 |
| Creator Name | Johnson & Sons, Manufacturing chemists, 1743-1974 |
| De Grave, Short & Co., Scales, weight and measure makers, 1817-1922 |
| Description | Incomplete dispensing scale housed in a wooden box with brass fittings for installation, and a label marked “De Grave Short & Co.” Inside the drawer are detachable brass arm (one missing) and beam, with two clear glass pans. The strings required for operation are missing. A cardboard box branded “Johnson & Sons” contains assorted weights of various sizes and materials. |
| Extent | 10 parts (incomplete) |
| Dimensions | 285mm x 60mm x 140mm |
| Digital Collections | View online in our digital collections |
| Copyright | Free to use under the terms of the Creative Commons Licence Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) |
| Credit Line | Royal College of Physicians of Ireland |
| Object Name | Balance |
| Term | Weights and Measures -- Instrumentation |