E0919: Hanging Scale

Ethnographic

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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.

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