Mohr-Westphal balance

F. Sartorius Göttingen
Mohr-Westphal balance (brass, steel and ivory) designed for determining the density of liquids and solids with its accessories: double compartment glass beaker, two glass floats, three thermometers, two float-tubes (mercury and lead shot), riders and weights. Total heigh 24cm, maximum width 24cm. With original wooden box (not shown)
Signed "F. SARTORIUS | GÖTTINGEN" on the balance arm. Inventory numbers IVd27 (scratched on the balance scale horizontal support) and 36115 (written with white paint on the balance base).
Late 19th, early 20th century

collection: Museum of Mineralogy, Babes-Bolyai University, Romania