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Ottoman Empire Steelyard, c. 1800, a steel beam, length 49 cm with incised lines marking values...

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Ottoman Empire Steelyard, c. 1800, a steel beam, length 49 cm with incised lines marking values...
Ottoman Empire Steelyard, c. 1800, a steel beam, length 49 cm with incised lines marking values on the beam. The beam ends with a crescent shaped design. A lead-filled bell-shaped sliding weight is attached to a ring clasp which slides up and down the beam. A large iron hook is atop the beam and two similar hooks all connected to iron chains with another two hooks all the same size complete the apparatus. Two of the hooks are attached to iron folding harnesses. Compare with Kurkman, Ottoman Scales and Weights, No. 198 for a similar scales.    $500