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Before the rise of drug stores like CVS and Walgreens, small, independent pharmacies dotted the landscape of American cities and towns. Those local pharmacists often used desktop apothecary scales to weigh medicines and ingredients for medical treatments. This Antique Early 1900s Henry Troemner "PENNA. & N.Y.C. APP'D" Desktop Apothecary Scale is in Very Good Condition, with some scattered scratching, darkening, and edge nicking to the wooden case, and with some light overall age wear evident. Most interestingly, it boasts a brass hinged glass top, allowing access to the reddish swirl marble based nickel silver scales with an equilibrium gradient and a brass bubble level, sports a fully functional brass adjustment knob at the lower front of the 12 1/2” x 6 3/4” x 5 1/2” brown hardwood case, and carries the original “HENRY TROEMNER / MAKER / PHILADELPHIA, PA. / CAP. 1/2 OZ NO. 190 / MADE IN THE U.S.A.” black and brass maker’s plate at front, above a pinned circular metal information plate reading “PENNA. & N.Y.C. APP’D TYPE 17 / SERIAL W2”. A fine example of a rare, original Antique Early 1900s Henry Troemner "PENNA. & N.Y.C. APP'D" Desktop Apothecary Scale.