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XXI.40 Steelyard
Maker: unknown
Date:19th cent.
Materials:steel, brass, wood, rope
Dimensions:length 1310 mm; pan: side 509 mm
Current inventory:3425
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Steel steelyard, with a square wooden pan suspended by a thick rope. There are three capacity ranges. The counterpoise is made of brass. The shorter arm carries the mark "S.P.L.," not yet identified. The maximum capacity is 500 kg.

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