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XXI.18 Suspended balance
Maker: unknown
Date:18th cent.
Materials:brass, steel
Dimensions:134x180 mm; pan diameters 55 mm
Current inventory:3611
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Suspended balance with balance beam made of elegantly worked steel. The central section is enlarged and the ends are in the shape of swan's necks. The hanger is a single steel piece with a small hole at the top for suspending the instrument from a fixture or from the hand. The ends of the beam have two S-shaped hooks to secure the three strings holding the pans.

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