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chucksoliver77 · Aug 19, 2015

These 2 items showed up at the hospital thrift shop where I volunteer. the shafts have 1-10 on one side spaced about 1 1/4' apart and 10-50 on the other side spaced about 1 1/2" apart.

casenut1 · Aug 19, 2015

Look like old balance beam scales to me.

Dusty MI · Aug 19, 2015

(quoted from post at 11:15:50 08/19/15) Look like old balance beam scales to me.

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Brian G. NY · Aug 19, 2015

(quoted from post at 19:34:10 08/19/15)

(quoted from post at 11:15:50 08/19/15) Look like old balance beam scales to me.

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Dusty

We had a set of these on the farm.
Called them "Steelyards"
I think both of these are missing the little
pear shaped sliding weights.

Dick2 · Aug 19, 2015

In the hands of a skilled operator, it is a profit making machine - whether buying or selling!

Chris(WA) · Aug 20, 2015

I have one of those a friend gave me at our tractor clubs Christmas gift exchange. He said it was a fur/pelt scale.And he should know as his family is in the business for several generations. Now THAT is a tough farming enterprise!

chucksoliver77 · Aug 20, 2015

Thanks for the replies, Chuck

Leroy · Aug 23, 2015

Think Brian is correct.

Brian G. NY · Aug 23, 2015

(quoted from post at 14:07:00 08/20/15) I have one of those a friend gave me at our tractor clubs Christmas gift exchange. He said it was a fur/pelt scale.And he should know as his family is in the business for several generations. Now THAT is a tough farming enterprise!

Fur/pelt weighing may have been one of it's uses.....However, practically every farm had one back in the day and used it for weighing just about anything including chickens, rabbits and other salable items.
We also had a very large one on the farm with 3 different sized weights that, as I recall could weigh up to 500 Lbs.
We used that one for weighing hogs mostly but it is still used by my wife's cousin to weigh deer.

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