Platform Balance
Unknown Maker
about 1880
Cast iron base, painted black with gold and red stripe, white tile pans each 6 x 6 in.
Overall: 14 × 6 × 6 in. (35.6 × 15.2 × 15.2 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Allen King Collection of Scientific Instruments, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College
2007.1.117
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
19th century
Object Name
Scientific Instrument
Research Area
Scientific Instrument
Scientific Instrument: Weights and Measures
Not on view
Provenance
Department of Biological Sciences, Gilman Hall, Room 111, Dartmouth College; transferred into the Allen King Collection of Scientific Instruments, January 2008.
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