Iron steelyard with a suspension hook, a double hook below, and one heavy weight. The beam is square, 16.75 inches long, and graduated from 18 to 72 in units. The donor suggested that it was made by his grandfather, Karl Fritz, in Bonn, Germany, around 1750. Moreiver, it "has served lots of uses in the family, weighing everything from freshly butchered cattle to new born babies."
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