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Ivory steelyard with weight

Japanese Dotchin balance with beam, pan, and weight

1870-1920

Steelyard, bone, Chinese, in banjo-shaped wooden case

1800-1899
Chinese Cord-Pivot Bazaar Steelyard, 19th century, with 21" lancewood beam (round section) ; 6 1/4" diam. brass scale pan with cord supports and brass goods' hook; sliding counterpoise of iron with cord sling, and double fulcrum (Roman type). Beam carries 2 sets of graduations marked by small headless brass pins (but no figures) to show:- On side of beam, zero to 25 Taels, by increments of 1 Mace using fulcrum furthest from scale pan. On top of beam, 10 Taels to 55 Taels, by increments of 2 Mace using fulcrum nearest to scale pan

Chinese Cord-Pivot Bazaar Steelyard

1800-1899
Chinese ivory steelyard, 19th century, with compound counterbalance weight in wooden case. Beam 12.7" long, fittd 3 cord fulcrums, marked with 3 sets of scales, with brass ring and pointer equilibrium indicator; 3 1/4" circular brass pan and small goods hook

Chinese steelyard balance, 19th century

1800-1899