Title
Scales Weight Set
Identifier
ABDUA:18377
Description
Set of scales, with brass pans and brass weights, in a wooden box. Used by Rev Alexander John Forsyth for weighing the ingredients used to make a detonating powder in 1805-6. Forsyth invented the percussion lock for fire arms, and his experiments involved him in producing detonating powder.
Date
Early: 1800 Late: 1810
Format
wood brass steel string lead, L(box): 225 mm W(box): 110 mm W(scales): 270 mm
Coverage
Europe, Scotland, North East Scotland, Belhelvie Aberdeenshire
Relation
ABDUA:18021 ABDUA:18378 ABDUA:13110 LEMUR:1000024 LEMUR:1000025
Type
Physical Object
UUID
3a38feb2-6083-40de-916b-edbbf66ec825