Scales and tray for weighing cotton bales

Made:: 1900 in Manchester

Scales for weighing cotton bales, (Class 3)
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Scale and tray for weighing cotton bales, (Class 3), made by Hodgson & Stead Ltd, Manchester, c.1900.

Details

Category:: Textile Industry

Object Number:: Y1986.81

Materials:: iron and paint

Measurements:: Y1986.81/1: 2300 mm x 1800 mm x 600 mm, 362 kg
Y1986.81/2: 1523 mm x 1210 mm x 718 mm,

type:: weighing scales

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Scale for weighing cotton bales

Scale for weighing cotton bales, (Class 3), made by Hodgson & Stead Ltd, Manchester, c.1900. Beam, hooks, and a square weighing platform included.

Measurements:: overall: 2300 mm x 1880 mm x 600 mm, 392 kg

Materials:: iron and paint

Object Number:: Y1986.81/1

type:: weighing scales

Image ©: The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Tray for Scales for weighing cotton bales, (Class 3), made by Hodgson & Stead Ltd, Manchester, c.1900.

Tray for scales for weighing cotton bales

Tray for Scales for weighing cotton bales, (Class 3), made by Hodgson & Stead Ltd, Manchester, c.1900.

Measurements:: overall: 1523 mm x 1210 mm x 718 mm,

Materials:: iron and paint

Object Number:: Y1986.81/2

type:: weighing scales