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56/120
[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]
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.
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steelyard: metal
[nb-NO]Archival history[nb-NO]
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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[nb-NO]External document[nb-NO]
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_4910.tif - High resolution image
