Steelyard

Description:

Japanese steelyard with a graduated brass beam, 2.75-inch brass pan with inscriptions, one small brass weight, and fitted wooden case.

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: Japan

Subject: Weights & Measures

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Credit Line: Transfer from Department of the Interior Bureau of Education

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: CH.261281Accession Number: 51116Catalog Number: 261281

Object Name: steelyardObject Type: Scales

Measurements: overall: 1 1/8 in x 3 1/2 in x 13 3/4 in; 2.8575 cm x 8.89 cm x 34.925 cmoverall: 1 1/8 in x 3 7/16 in x 13 5/8 in; 2.8575 cm x 8.73125 cm x 34.6075 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a0-e270-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1662

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