Balance

Object Name:

Balance

Object ID:

1976.071.17

Date:

1800-1900

Description:

Balance scale. Steel, brass, and textile. Arm body suspension 5" high. Steel S hook at top connected to steel yoke with two long arms with oval-shaped ends and small finials at ends of ovals. Two circular holes at top of ovals where balance arm knife edges rest. Smaller hole at bottom of oval with bent piece of wire (yoke damper) that extends down, across and back up to other hole. Two tapering balance arms that flare sideways at end, with curl up and over to rounded end with hole. Closed S hook right through hole in arm and other end with remnants of woven textile cords. Indications of some decoration on balance arm. Pointing arm at center of balance arm, 2.75" high. Bulbous face on pointer and tapered shaft to arrow at top. Central core fiber bundle and woven outer surface to cord.
B. Pan, brass alloy. 5.7" diameter, 1.8" deep, 116 grams. Condition fair with a lot of corrosion on inside surface. 116 grams. Concave with turned-over edge. Three small holes near top edge for suspension cords.
C. Pan, brass alloy. 5.6" diameter, 1.8" deep, 116 grams. Condition fair. Inside very dirty. Corrosion on outside. Rim turned over. Three holes for suspension cords.

Material:

Metal
Brass
Steel
Textile

Dimensions:

H-13.2 W-10.4 D-0.9 inches Weight-4.27 oz

Provenance:

From Clement family homestead, Clement Hill Road, Deering, NH.

Credit Line:

Given in Memory of Ruth Ethel Clement Farr