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52/280
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This steelyard came from the county of Buckinghamshire. It has a hook at the top for suspension, two hooks at the bottom to hold the object, and a third hook at the bottom for suspension when the bottom scale on the bar was to be used. There is a weight or bob on a loop which slides along the bar to the appropriate weight for balancing. It was made by the firm A. W. & T. Avery and is stamped with their name, the word 'Imperial' and the number '44'.
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1 steelyard: metal
[nb-NO]Archival history[nb-NO]
Letter, Donor to Mr Higgs, 23 October 1952 - '... I am afraid I cannot tell you a lot about the objects I brought in, except that they all were picked up in the vicinity of Buckingham or Aylesbury. ...'
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- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_690.tif - High resolution image
