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Description: | A fragment of a copper alloy medieval folding beam balance dating to c AD 1100-1400. The fragment consists of a rectangular bar measuring 21.8mm in length, with rivet holes at each end. In the centre of the bar is a patch of iron corrosion. Each end of the bar is split, one holds the central pointer/spike in place, this measures 30.1mm in length. This is still movable. The fragment measures 47.3mm in length, 5.4mm in width, and weighs 2.09g.Similar examples of balances can been seen in Algar, D and Egan, G, 2001, Balances and Weights in Saunders, P (ed), Salisbury & South Wiltshire Museum Medieval Catalogue Part 3 p 119 and 120, and in record WILT-B358AC.
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