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Donald in Kentucky 01-09-2013 20:01:48 72.169.224.97 Report to Moderator	Going throw my grand father stuff and found a Winchester beam scale its all brass and has a pot and the scale is 2 lbs and lbs per bushel number scale. the pat. date is dec. 18 1877. Back in the 40s the goverment took the land for a military base camp breckinridge. Just trying to figure what it was used for. Thanks Donald [Reply]   [No Email]
Russ from MN 01-11-2013 07:53:38 68.235.89.10 Report to Moderator	Re: old grain beam scale in reply to Donald in Kentucky, 01-09-2013 20:01:48   We have one that says Gurneys on it, I should take some pictures of it and post them. My Father-in-law gave it to me and I had to make some weights for it. It s all iron but quite decorative. It seems to be very accurate if used right and we use it for weighing deer, so far up to 217#! [Reply]  [No Email]
JimKs 01-10-2013 06:35:02 76.7.238.64 Report to Moderator	Re: old grain beam scale in reply to Donald in Kentucky, 01-09-2013 20:01:48   It was probaby used to check test weight of grain per bushel. Jim [Reply]  [No Email]
leej 01-10-2013 06:33:09 216.73.235.175 Report to Moderator	Re: old grain beam scale in reply to Donald in Kentucky, 01-09-2013 20:01:48   Remember when pricing this item, the brass alone for scrap would be many $$$$. ggp [Reply]  [No Email]
Lorne Naherney 01-09-2013 21:20:56 206.163.228.209 Report to Moderator	Re: old grain beam scale in reply to Donald in Kentucky, 01-09-2013 20:01:48   I would like to buy it, if you would sell? Could I see a picture please? [Reply]  [No Email]