Cloth Balance

Cloth Balance

Cloth Balance
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Musuem

A cloth balance with a 1/10 square yard weight.

Details

Category:
Textile Industry
Object Number:
Y6000.415
Materials:
lead (metal), brass (copper, zinc alloy), cast iron and metal (unknown)
Measurements:
weight: 15 mm x 91 mm x 91 mm,
scale: 275 mm x 340 mm x 114 mm,
type:
cloth balance
credit:
Gift of Lilac Mill