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<p>[QUOTE="808 raver, post: 499829, member: 4654"]Hi Graveymaster, IMHO I think they are right, 1840-1860 apothecary scales, you put the weight on the brass pan and then press the lever and add the powder to the glass side, then lower the pans to safely remove the powder after weighing it, they were never meant to be laboratory scales, the weights aren't right, far to heavy for those scales. The fact they pack away just means they are Travelling Apothecary Scales, there are many examples online, yours are the same as them. The look and age of the mahogany just can't be faked, as to "Honduran mahogany" I don't think it really makes much difference, if it was Cuban (very dark) it would be more sort after.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="808 raver, post: 499829, member: 4654"]Hi Graveymaster, IMHO I think they are right, 1840-1860 apothecary scales, you put the weight on the brass pan and then press the lever and add the powder to the glass side, then lower the pans to safely remove the powder after weighing it, they were never meant to be laboratory scales, the weights aren't right, far to heavy for those scales. The fact they pack away just means they are Travelling Apothecary Scales, there are many examples online, yours are the same as them. The look and age of the mahogany just can't be faked, as to "Honduran mahogany" I don't think it really makes much difference, if it was Cuban (very dark) it would be more sort after.[/QUOTE]
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