Wooden butter scales

Primitive type wooden Farm Butter Balance, English, 19th century. Equal-armed, beam 18ins. With round pin fulcrum; two dished round wood pans, 9 1/2" diam., and with simple cord suspensions. Mounted on wooden pillar 18" high.

Details

Category:
Weighing & Measuring
Object Number:
1932-261
type:
butter scales and beamscale
credit:
Board of Trade

Parts

Stand for wooden butter scales

Stand for wooden butter scales

Stand for Farm Butter Balance, English, 19th century.

Object Number:
1932-261/1
type:
stand
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The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum