Apothecaries weight

silverpop

here is a item called a Apothecaries weight no idea when it was made or where but it's a bit off center near the bottom

I gather it be hand made but not sure of the history of this piece

CoinZip

kinda cool....

drwstr123

coindeuce

Two and a half scruples. Probably of English origin. The primary domestic apothecary weight manufacturers were Henry Troemner and John Maris, both of Philadelphia. John Stevens of Rochester, N.Y. is a retired pharmacist who has amassed what is probably the world's most extensive and finest collection of apothecary weights.

silverpop

thanks for the info I picked this up years ago at the coin shop and knew that it was a Apothecaries weight but had little idea of the history

astrorat

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Pharmacists did not use penny weights for measuring, so this is likely a jewelers weight or someone else who weighed precious metals.

Type2

I have this one some where.



1863 Token F-286/382 Brass Apoth. Weight, One Dram

savoyspecial

very cool, Type2

what is the visible undertype?

Regulated

Nevermind.

Type2

I don't know I sent it in to see what they thought it was. the holder say's 1863 Token F-286/382 Brass I tried looking it up and did not find much.

Regulated

Nevermind.

Regulated

Troemner was partners with a guy named Meyers, who left Philadelphia in late 1849 or 1850 to settle in San Francisco, where he made this:

lordmarcovan

Detector find:

ricko

I have seen a couple at coin shows... but never anything like yours LordM....Cheers, RickO