Scales and balances. (antiques)

Interior Design | September 1, 1989| | Copyright

Scales and Balances

Market: Antiques

From the tiniest jeweler's beamscale to the oversized contraption devised to weigh farm animals, scales have been created to serve specific purposes. The function has dictated the design, and from the beginning scales were strictly utilitarian. And since the objects to be measured were so diverse in size and shape, many varieties of scales were invented.

The most common type of scale is a balance--an instrument consisting of a centrally pivoted beam with two containers of equal weight on either end. This kind ...

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