analytical balance
Date1850-1870
Inventory Number1996-1-0192
ClassificationBalance
Subject
Maker
C. Staudinger & Company
fl. 1842 - 1875
Cultural Region
Place of Origin
Dimensions45 x 61.5 x 23 cm (17 11/16 x 24 3/16 x 9 1/16 in.)
Material
DescriptionA wooden case with windows on all sides that contains a balance consisting of a silver-colored pillar holding a long brass beam from which two pans hang by three chains attached to a hook on both ends of the beam. The beam also has a long needle that extends downwards almost to the base over a scale.
Its case has two drawers with missing knobs below the base of the balance and two additional knobs in the space between the drawers.
Its case has two drawers with missing knobs below the base of the balance and two additional knobs in the space between the drawers.
Signedon base of column: C. Staudinger in Giessen N°. 29.
Inscribedon case: 3
FunctionFor precision weighing. When measurements need to be this precise, the balance has to be inside a case to protect it from the interference of air currents.
Eimer & Amend
Date: circa 1922
Accessories: set-up instructions; weights; corked glass viles; tweezer; magnifying glass
Object number: 1996-1-0207
Christian Becker
Date: circa 1900
Accessories: in the drawer is a small box of weights, as well as two cards giving instructions for use
Object number: 2004-1-0308
American Balance Corporation
Date: circa 1960
Accessories: brush; aluminum blocks
Object number: 1996-1-0204
L. Oertling
Date: 1880-1940
Accessories: fitted wooden block with Eimer and Amend weights; two fitted boxes of weights (mahogany); simple wooden case of small weights with sliding top; weights stuffed in a cardboard box labelled "J.B. Prescott"; miscellaneous parts in a brown cardboard box; one brass dial knob; two identical brass pieces (red, black and brass) of unknown use; a round, flat glass tray that hangs from three strings; additional perforated pan with stirrup; two glass floats in a cardboard box; cylindrical float in a black cylindrical cardboard case; black tweezer; page from Gaertner Scientific Corp., page 4, "T1005. Analytical balance" now in instrument file folder (a different make and model); paper note with following note: Water dispat 60° / 12.3535
Object number: 1996-1-0412
Herman Kohlbusch Balance Company
Date: 1860-1880
Accessories: box of weights; accessories and spare parts for balance
Object number: 1998-1-1661
Keller Manufacturing Company
Date: 1900-1920
Accessories: two tweezers; a small box of fractional weights; two colored carboard boxes; a small metallic case; four small cylindrical boxes; a convex circular piece of glass
Object number: 2004-1-0332
Henry Plympton
Date: circa 1835
Accessories: troy weights (1998-1-0038b); instruction manual (1998-1-0038c)
Object number: 1998-1-0038a
Jean-Francois Wolschot
Date: date 1750
Accessories: square gold weights in box
Object number: DW0986
Christian Becker, Inc.
Date: 1930-1940
Accessories: thin paint brush; small round metal box containing square of metal; thin wire; pans (2)
Object number: 2006-1-0111
