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LETTER SCALES

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The metal base of the scales is T-shaped with an adjustable screw at base of T forming a foot. The counterweight is circular, attached to one end of a triangle of which the curved base is marked out in ounces. The tin plate for the letters is centrally placed above and is rectangular. A red pin jutting out from the vertical central post indicates the weight.

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cwa-org-43-1989.334

Item type

Material

Keywords

Office Equipment

Photographed 2023

Statement of significance

Historical.

Last modified

Friday, 13 October, 2023

Subiaco Museum

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