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NY,New York & Philadelphia-,Whittall Tatum Druggist Scale

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Historical Memorabilia Start Price:200.00 USD Estimated At:400.00 USD and UP
NY,New York & Philadelphia-,Whittall Tatum Druggist Scale
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Reno, NV 89511
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c1880-1900-A brass beamed balance scale in maker`s wooden box, 10" x 4.25" x 2.25", with slide-out drawer. Brass knob with Whittal Tatum & Co. inscribed on the top. The drawer contains brass scale components, which screw into the brass receiver on the top of the box. The small hinged inner wood box contains multiple machined brass weights from small to large (smallest is missing), along with brass tweezers for placement. The end panel of the box is engraved "Wm Ainsworth & Sons Denver Colo USA." Each round scale tray is 2.75" in diameter (one tray missing), and the tray suspenders fold flat for storage. The Whittall Tatum company began in 1806 and operated through the 1930s. The company famously produced a wide variety of glassware, particularly for pharmacists and druggists. Today, bottle collectors prize the druggist, perfume, and othery novelty bottles produced by the company. Wittall Tatum scales were also used extensively by pharmacies and druggists. HKA#58897