"Joe" wrote in message
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On Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:13:32 -0400, Leon Fisk
wrote:

On Thu, 17 Apr 2008 11:40:20 -0400, Joe
wrote:

I just bought what I've always called a "hay scale". It's just a
balance beam with a top hook for hanging from wherever, and a bottom
hook for the load. The beam is brass, with a sliding counterweight,
and there are 2 extra weights (iron) for increasing the capacity.
(metal content)
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How about a picture or two?

There was a lot of these scales produced for almost an
infinite number of items. Ice scales is another one not yet
mentioned.

I'll take a look in some of my books and see if anything
looks similar if you want to post some picts.

OK, I posted a photo in the Dropbox: Hay_CottonScale.gif &
Hay_CottonScale.txt
Coming from this area, it's possible that it's a cotton scale, but I still
don't
know what would have been attached to the left side to bring it level. The
scale
is 0 - 50 lbs. Maybe a pan - it took about 2.75 lbs to level it out.

See my note about the extra weights; It looks like I missed a good deal,
unless
I can find the dealer again.

Sorry about the file size - IrfanView converted it to a smaller format,
but
defaulted to a .gif & I sent it before I realized it was no longer a .jpg.

Joe

50 lbs is way too light to be for cotton or hay.
From the picture, it looks like the scale the old hardware store used to
weigh nails in. Except it is missing the scoop shaped pan.

Paul K. Dickman