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Scale

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Collection Type

  • Household accessories

Date

1800-1900

GUSN

GUSN-14303

Description

Iron brace w/ shaped centerpiece and pivoting arched "handle" connected to square nail constructed wood tray by thin rope.

Details

Descriptive Terms

scales (weighing devices)
iron (metal)
rope
wood (plant material)
Iron
Rope
SCALE

Associated Building

Original to Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm (Newbury, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

7 x 13 x 11 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Amelia W. Little

Accession Number

1986.320

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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