Balance
notes: label: Description
content: Crude hanging balance that might have been used in a market. The pans are square, made of rough wood, stamped “GC” in various places, and measure about 10 inches on a side. They are supported by rusty iron chains. The beam is missing.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Weights & Measures
setName: label: See more items in
content: Medicine and Science: Chemistry
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: CH.319171
label: catalog number
content: 319171
label: accession number
content: 234062
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Scale Pans
label: Object Type
content: Scales
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: suspension 2: 78 cm; 30 11/16 in
label: Measurements
content: pan 2: 17.4 cm x 26 cm x 26.7 cm; 6 7/8 in x 10 1/4 in x 10 1/2 in
label: Measurements
content: pan 1: 17.4 cm x 25.4 cm x 26.7 cm; 6 7/8 in x 10 in x 10 1/2 in
label: Measurements
content: suspension 1: 76 cm; 29 15/16 in
label: Measurements
content: overall; complete pan: 3/4 in x 10 1/8 in x 10 1/2 in; 1.905 cm x 25.7175 cm x 26.67 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall; broken corner pan: 1 in x 10 in x 10 1/2 in; 2.54 cm x 25.4 cm x 26.67 cm