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Scales for weighing - M. Demetrius - 05-05-2006 Salvete, I'm interested in making a set of scales for weighing (not squamata for wearing). My question is, what sort would be commonly used for weighing out market-sized portions of things. Like produce, coins, and such as that, not sides of beef. I know the double pan was used since nearly forever, but what sort of scale would have travelled with a legion, and also be a sort you might find, say in Celtic Britain? Pictures would always help, since I really do intend to smith one of these. Double pan? Steelyard? Thanks in advance, M. Demetrius Re: Scales for weighing - Carlton Bach - 05-06-2006 For small items like coins, you'd probably use a double balance. A folding one was excavated at Regensburg, for one thing (I can send you a pic if you want). For larger items, market-style, steelyards seem to have been more common. The suspended weights are a fairly regular occurrence in excavations. Interestingy, a wooden 'steelyard' balance has been excavated from Elisenhof, a north German village from the 7th-9th centuries AD. I wonder whether these would not have been in use among the Romans as well. THey are much easier to make than twin scales. Re: Scales for weighing - M. Demetrius - 05-06-2006 Quote:A folding one was excavated at Regensburg, for one thing (I can send you a pic if you want).Yes, please, picture would be helpful. I probably won't make a folding one, though, unless I get more industrious than my time will generally allow. M. Demetrius For those who want to send pictures, etc., directly to me, use [email protected] Thanks Re: Scales for weighing - Peroni - 05-09-2006 There's a nice example of a single-pan balance here... [url:242d39n5]http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b242/peronis/Imgp8635.jpg[/url] Regards, Re: Scales for weighing - Peroni - 05-10-2006 Another type here.. http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b242/ ... 34_001.jpg http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b242/ ... gp8645.jpg Regards, |