Steelyard, Church Family, Mount Lebanon, NY

Object ID:

1950.1294.1

Community:

New York, Mount Lebanon

Description

Iron steelyard with suspension hook on swinging bracket on top, two swinging brackets hanging from bottom, one with two hooks, the other with one, and a ring with hook for weight that can move along beam of steelyard, weight missing. One side of beam scored at 20 lb. intervals with scored lines at 40 lb. intervals identified, from 100 to 380 lbs. Other side of beam scored at 2 lb. (?) intervals from 12 to 20 lbs. and then at 5 lb. intervals from 20 to 90 lbs.

New York Mount Lebanon Church Family

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