Scales and tray for weighing cotton bales

Made:: 1900 in Manchester

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

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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 and hooks 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

Square weighing platform used with the scale for weighing cotton bales, (Class 3), made by Hodgson & Stead Ltd, Manchester, c.1900.

Weighing platform used with the scale for weighing cotton bales

Square weighing platform used with the scale for weighing cotton bales, (Class 3), made by Hodgson & Stead Ltd, Manchester, c.1900.

Materials:: iron and paint

Object Number:: Y1986.81/3

type:: platforms

Chain link used with the scale for weighing cotton bales, (Class 3), made by Hodgson & Stead Ltd, Manchester, c.1900.

Chain link used with the scale for weighing cotton bales

Chain link used with the scale for weighing cotton bales, (Class 3), made by Hodgson & Stead Ltd, Manchester, c.1900.

Materials:: iron and paint

Object Number:: Y1986.81/4

type:: chains

Chain link used with the scale for weighing cotton bales, (Class 3), made by Hodgson & Stead Ltd, Manchester, c.1900.

Chain link used with the scale for weighing cotton bales

Chain link used with the scale for weighing cotton bales, (Class 3), made by Hodgson & Stead Ltd, Manchester, c.1900.

Materials:: iron and paint

Object Number:: Y1986.81/5

type:: chains

Domed weight used with the scale for weighing cotton bales, (Class 3), made by Hodgson & Stead Ltd, Manchester, c.1900.

Domed weight used with the scale for weighing cotton bales

Domed weight used with the scale for weighing cotton bales, (Class 3), made by Hodgson & Stead Ltd, Manchester, c.1900.

Materials:: iron and paint

Object Number:: Y1986.81/6

type:: lead weight

Spare bolts and components used with the scale for weighing cotton bales, (Class 3), made by Hodgson & Stead Ltd, Manchester, c.1900.

Spare bolts and components used with the scale for weighing cotton bales

Spare bolts and components used with the scale for weighing cotton bales, (Class 3), made by Hodgson & Stead Ltd, Manchester, c.1900.

Materials:: iron and paint

Object Number:: Y1986.81/7

type:: bolts (fasteners)

Curved metal fragment once attached under the base of the scale for weighing cotton bales, (Class 3), made by Hodgson & Stead Ltd, Manchester, c.1900.

Curved metal fragement from the base of the scale for weighing cotton bales

Curved metal fragment once attached under the base of the scale for weighing cotton bales, (Class 3), made by Hodgson & Stead Ltd, Manchester, c.1900.

Materials:: iron and paint

Object Number:: Y1986.81/8

type:: component - object

Scales and tray for weighing cotton bales

Details

Parts

Scale for weighing cotton bales

Tray for scales for weighing cotton bales

Weighing platform used with the scale for weighing cotton bales

Chain link used with the scale for weighing cotton bales

Chain link used with the scale for weighing cotton bales

Domed weight used with the scale for weighing cotton bales

Spare bolts and components used with the scale for weighing cotton bales

Curved metal fragement from the base of the scale for weighing cotton bales

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