M0013997: Pans from a money balance, used for weighing ducats without the use of weights, 18th century

Previous title, replaced January 2022: Money balance, pans only to show the maker's name. For weighing ducats without the use of weights, German. circa 18th century

Photograph of the two pans from a German money balance showing the maker's name. The item was purchased by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum in 1929 and accessioned in 1955 (accession number R31/1955). It is not held by Wellcome Collection. Related images: M0013998

May 1955

1 photograph glass plate negative; 10.2 x 12.7 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the accession register which provide an entry for the item: acc. number R31/1955

Copyright held by Wellcome Collection

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2022.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.