E0919: Hanging Scale

Ethnographic

Identifier:
E0919
Classification Category:
5:Tools & Equipment for Science and Technology ➞ Weights & Measures T&E
Materials:
metal
Dimensions:
15.5 cm L
6 cm W
20.5 cm H
Provenance of Object:
This object was held in the museum that Luther College started in 1877. This museum eventually grew into the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum, and following this, non-Norwegian American ethnographic objects were returned to Luther and accessioned into the college’s Anthropology Collection. Without additional documentation, was likely obtained by the Luther College Museum (later the Norwegian-American Museum) between the late 19th century and early 20th century.
Description:
Hanging scale made of a horizontal metal bar with two metal shallow dishes hung from string.
Related Collections
Accession: 1996.ETHN62, 1/1/96
Donated by: Unknown
(1996.ETHN62)