Set of scales (ABDUA:18377)
AssociatedAssociated with
Alexander John Forsyth
(Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, 1768 - 1843)
Mediumbrass, wood
ClassificationsWeaponry
AcquisitionUniversity of Aberdeen Museums & Special Collections.
CopyrightImages reproduced with the permission of University of Aberdeen Museums & Special Collections.
LocationOn Display - Provost Skene's House
Object numberX000638
About MeThe set of brass scales with its wooden box belonged to Alexander Forsyth. He used the scales to weigh ingredients to make a detonating powder for his firearms. In 1805 Alexander created the first percussion ignition for firearms which revolutionised gun technology by using a highly combustible chemical compound called fulminate. This burns more rapidly than gunpowder when struck with force.For more information about this object, which belongs to the collection of the University of Aberdeen Museums & Special Collections, visit:
https://calm.abdn.ac.uk/museums/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=ABDUA%3a18377
Exhibitions
Walker and Duncan
1930s
c. 1715
Gas Services Offshore Ltd.
late 20th Century
