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Description:

This spring scale, which has two suspension rings and two load hooks, is graduated in kilograms from 10 to 100, and in something else from 0 to 14. Rufus Harvey Sargent, the donor, purchased this item in Bolivia in 1920.

Location: Currently not on view

Subject: Weights & Measures

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Credit Line: Gift of R. H. Sargent

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: CH.312056Catalog Number: 312056Accession Number: 159932

Object Name: BalanceObject Type: Balances

Measurements: c: 3 1/2 in x 4 in; 8.89 cm x 10.16 cmspring: 1/8 in x 3/4 in; .3175 cm x 1.905 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a0-e1d4-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1718

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Spring Scale