Balance

Description

Balance in a mahogany case with a drawer of accessories, mostly missing, English, early 19th century, part of equipment used by Fox Talbot, the inventor of the photographic negative/positive process

Museum reference

T.1936.95

Collection

History of Science

Object name

Balance, Balance accessory, Balance case

Production information

Unsigned
England, Northern Europe

Date

Early 19th century

Materials

Metal, Mahogany

Physical description

Mahogany case

Associations

Previous owner: Talbot, William Henry Fox, 1800 - 1877

Exhibitions

• Enquire (08 Jul 2016)
  National Museum of Scotland

• Photography: A Victorian Sensation (19 Jun 2015 - 22 Nov 2015)
  National Museum of Scotland

• Treasured: Wonderful Things, Amazing Stories (14 Nov 2008 - 01 Jan 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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