Object number
56/120
Description
Steelyard used for weighing and measuring. The object was hung from the hooks and a weight or 'bob', was slid along the bar until it balanced.
This is a steelyard, a device used for weighing and measuring. The object to be weighed was hung from the hooks, and a weight, or 'bob', was slid along the bar until it balanced. It is thought that this steelyard was used for weighing wool sacks.
Physical description
steelyard: metal
Archival history
MERL ‘Associated information’ form – ‘Name of Object: // Age…: // Name and address of present owner: // Description of use to which it was put…:’Found in a barn + identified by Mr Bomfords brother... when he saw it in the museum. He remembered it from his youth + thought it was used for weighing wool? // Bar is rounded at weight end and becomes square towards the fork.'
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_4910.tif - High resolution image
