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Hearst Museum object titled Balance, accession number 9-17519, described as Balance. Two pans woven with palm fronds. Yellow string attaches pans to wooden “T” shaped handle with movable hand to determine weight. used to weigh fruits and vegetables.

Hearst Museum object titled Balance, accession number 9-13632a-c, described as Balance; a) beam, wood, brass inlaid markings, 51 cm long; b) iron weight, 4.75cm; c) bamboo basket pan, 21cm across narrow end.

Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Balance, accession number 9-16244a, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Balance, accession number 9-17496, described as Balance, wooden beam( 60.3 cm long) with inserted metal knife edge and tongue. Ends diagonally drilled knobs trimmed off and aluminum sleeves put on. One pan brass, one pan iron and smaller; pans hung by leather straps; seven makeweight rings on brass an side.

Hearst Museum object titled Balance, accession number 9-13631a,b, described as Balance; a - beam, wood, 95.5 cm long; metal inlaid markings; b - copper pan, diam. 19.5 cm China, Hong Kong, New Territories Wood, iron, leather, cotton, copper made by men. Still used as legal weighing device. Pan supplied seems disproportionately small. In villages this size would be kept by village elders for apportioning harvests. Weighs up to 100 catties. Purchased in curio/second hand shop.

Hearst Museum object titled Balance, accession number 9-13111, described as Balance; wood beam, 2 iron pans; length beam 49.5 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Balance beam, accession number 5-10478a, no description available.

Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Balance pan, accession number 2-68258a-k, described as Balance, pan: w/ weights and wood carrying case. a) Balance; metal w/ wood base, L-23cm W-19cm. (b and c) identical metal dish pans diam.-9cm. (d) through (i) steel weights from 50gm to 2oz. (j) carrying case cover L-25cm, W-11cm, H-12cm. (k) case base L-25cm, W-12cm. Chemical balance, circa 1900. Eastman studio scale. Made by Eastman Kodak Co. Collector official photographer for P.P.I.E.

Hearst Museum object titled Pan, accession number 9-17634a,b, described as Pan balance, steelyard type. Metal pan attached with black cotton thread to ivory rod; rod has incised black calibration marks along one side. Pan and rod fit inside a two peice wood paddle shaped container, moveable braided fiber circlet around handle acts as closure; painted character on outside of container. Metal, wood, ivory, fiber, cotton thread. China att. A- container - lg. - 38.0 cm. B- pan - diam. - 7.2 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Pan balance, accession number 9-8244a-d, described as pan balance; a) case, 2 piece, reddish brown wood, nail swivel, metal catch; b) arm, bone, bi-pointed, calibrated; attached by cord is (c) pan, brass; d) weight, brass, multilobed edge; for weighing medicines, etc.

Hearst Museum object titled Balance, accession number 9-17519, described as Balance. Two pans woven with palm fronds. Yellow string attaches pans to wooden “T” shaped handle with movable hand to determine weight. used to weigh fruits and vegetables.

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Hearst Museum object titled Balance, accession number 9-13632a-c, described as Balance; a) beam, wood, brass inlaid markings, 51 cm long; b) iron weight, 4.75cm; c) bamboo basket pan, 21cm across narrow end.

Balance

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Hearst Museum object titled Balance, accession number 9-17496, described as Balance, wooden beam( 60.3 cm long) with inserted metal knife edge and tongue. Ends diagonally drilled knobs trimmed off and aluminum sleeves put on. One pan brass, one pan iron and smaller; pans hung by leather straps; seven makeweight rings on brass an side.

Balance

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Hearst Museum object titled Balance, accession number 9-13631a,b, described as Balance; a - beam, wood, 95.5 cm long; metal inlaid markings; b - copper pan, diam. 19.5 cm China, Hong Kong, New Territories Wood, iron, leather, cotton, copper made by men. Still used as legal weighing device. Pan supplied seems disproportionately small. In villages this size would be kept by village elders for apportioning harvests. Weighs up to 100 catties. Purchased in curio/second hand shop.

Balance

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Hearst Museum object titled Balance, accession number 9-13111, described as Balance; wood beam, 2 iron pans; length beam 49.5 cm.

Balance

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Hearst Museum object titled Balance beam, accession number 5-10478a, no description available.

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Hearst Museum object titled Pan, accession number 9-17634a,b, described as Pan balance, steelyard type. Metal pan attached with black cotton thread to ivory rod; rod has incised black calibration marks along one side. Pan and rod fit inside a two peice wood paddle shaped container, moveable braided fiber circlet around handle acts as closure; painted character on outside of container. Metal, wood, ivory, fiber, cotton thread. China att. A- container - lg. - 38.0 cm. B- pan - diam. - 7.2 cm.

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Hearst Museum object titled Pan balance, accession number 9-8244a-d, described as pan balance; a) case, 2 piece, reddish brown wood, nail swivel, metal catch; b) arm, bone, bi-pointed, calibrated; attached by cord is (c) pan, brass; d) weight, brass, multilobed edge; for weighing medicines, etc.

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