Hanging scale; rectangular front piece w/ hollow backing for metal bar to pass thru; ring at top for hanging; hook at bottom for attaching objects for weighing; meter on front reads from "0"-"24" (lbs possibly); needle moves according to weight.
scales (weighing devices)
metal
Unidentified Metal
SCALE
Impressed stamp on front: ""WARRANTED/ AND MADE BY/ MORTON & BREMNER./ NEW YORK""
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
Morton & Bremner (Maker)
New York, NY, USA
10.5 x 1.625 x 1 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.2452
New York state (United States)
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