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Object type

scientific tools

Materials

wood, metals

Theme

travel, exploration and research

Legend

H. M. Stanley's small scale for weighing medicines, with six weights and its wooden case. The original tag glued on it reads: « Medicine Measurer. Congo Expedition. (1879-1884). »
This item belonged to the traveller Henry M. Stanley (1841-1904), and is now part of the Henry M. Stanley Collection of Memorabilia, that his son Denzil M. Stanley donated to the Museum in 1954. Along with other objects, it records Stanley's travels in Africa, and the Victorian era.

Place of production

Western Europe

Original owner

Henry Morton Stanley (°1841 - †1904)

Date of acquisition

1954-08-18

Dimensions

16 cm x 7 cm x 35 cm

Inventory number

HO.1954.72.29




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