Object number
66/193
Exhibition
Description
A spring balance for kitchen use. It has a ring at the top by which it would be hung and a hook at the bottom by which the items to be weighed could be hung. A small weighing platform is suspended from the base of the spring balance by three chains.
Physical description
1 spring balance: metal; good condition
Label Text
<DIV STYLE="text-align:Justify;font-family:Georgia;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:16;color:#000000;"><P><SPAN><SPAN>?SPRING BALANCE SCALES<BR>This spring balance was used in the kitchen, probably for weighing ingredients. It has a ring at the top and a hook at the bottom. The ingredients were either weighed by the hook or on the platform suspended from the base of the spring. This item came from Reading. <BR>MERL 66/193</SPAN></SPAN></P></DIV>
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- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_9607.tif - High resolution image
