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Ottoman Empire Steelyard, c. 1800, a steel beam, length 39 cm with incised lines marking values...

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Ottoman Empire Steelyard, c. 1800, a steel beam, length 39 cm with incised lines marking values...
Ottoman Empire Steelyard, c. 1800, a steel beam, length 39 cm with incised lines marking values on the beam. The beam ends with an open-work cartouche. This example has one hook to hold the balance and one in suspension with a sliding bell-shaped weight and a single hook which was probably attached to a three chain suspension pan now missing. The apparatus is still workable as is. The weight is attached by a worn bronze loop. Compare with Kurkman, Ottoman Scales and Weights, No. 200.    $350