scale
Province of New Brunswick, Heritage Branch
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| Nom de l'objet : | scale |
| Catégorie de l'objet : | tools and equipment for science and technology |
| Sous-catégorie de l'objet : | weights and measures tools and equipment |
| Matériaux : | metal |
| Numéro d'accession : | MF 73.1.192 |
| Nom de la collection : | MacDonald Farm Collection |
| Période : | 19th century |
| Description : | Heavy pair of balance scales. End of beam end is a simple down curved extension containing an opening to which a chain could be attached. Fairly ornate. |
| Commentaires : | This piece is original to the MacDonald Farm Historic Site. |
| Fonctions : | Possibly used at MacDonald Farm for weighing barrels of fish, etc. It is possible that some type of pan arrangement was used with this but these would necessarily have had to have been quite large as the heft of these scales indicates that they were used for weighing very heavy materials. |
| Hauteur : | 26 |
| Unité de mesure linéaire : | in. |
| Établissement : | Province of New Brunswick, Heritage Branch |
| Ville de l'établissement : | Fredericton |
| Province de l'établissement : | New Brunswick |
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