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19th Century Apothecary Weights


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scruples.jpg

 

When these things are found, they are usually unknowns in bargain bins. But in fact they are 19th and early 20th century apothecary weights, used for measuring of medicines during that time.

 

They are kind of neat if someone asks if you have all your scruples, in fact there are scruples.

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I have some I used to weigh my coins with! Forerunner of 50p's?

 

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b240/geo...hs/IMG_3300.jpg

 

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b240/geo...iesWeightso.jpg

 

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b240/geo...riesWeights.jpg

 

Just wonder what horrible poison stained the scales pan :ninja:

1850 by the way!

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