Object Record
Images
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Metadata
Catalog Number |
(TR)1965.171 |
Object Name |
Scale |
Description |
This is a steelyard scale or steelyard balance. Scales of this nature are comprised of a straight-beam balance with arms on one side for weighing and a moveable counterweight on the opposite side. Note that the scale is suspended in this photo to show how the scale was once used. |
Date |
c. 19th century |
Dimensions |
W-5.08 L-40.005 cm |
Collection |
Tennessee Frontier Exhibit |
Material |
iron |
Subjects |
early ethnographic |