Scale used in medicinal herb industry, Canterbury, NH

Object ID:

1955.7101.1

Community:

New Hampshire, Canterbury

Description

Commercial scale base of cast iron. Scale pan is an open ended brass trough attached to a cast brass beam with integral pivot holders. Pivots are steel. Beam is scaled for 1/2 to 8 (pounds?).

New Hampshire Canterbury

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