Letter scales. A small steel bar with a weight on one end, a projection for balancing the bar near the middle, and a pair of tongs hanging from the other end.

Dublin Core

Title

Letter scales. A small steel bar with a weight on one end, a projection for balancing the bar near the middle, and a pair of tongs hanging from the other end.

Identifier

ABDUA:18263

Description

Letter weighing balance, in steel.

Source

Field Collection Date: 1928 (pre)

Date

Early: 1800 Late: 1900

Format

metal steel, L(arm): 104 mm L(clip): 43 mm

Type

Physical Object

Coverage

Europe, Scotland, North East Scotland, Aberdeenshire

Provenance

Acquisition Source: Reid, Robert.W Prof