Ice Scales

Mediumiron, brass

Dimensions1 3/4 × 13 1/4 in. (4.4 × 33.7 cm)

Object number1980.34.3

Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum

DescriptionA steel and brass spring cylindrical scales with a brass gauge, 0--50 lbs. calibration with a ring at the top and a hook at the bottom. "Made in U.S.A." and "2C" on shaft.ProvenanceOnce belonged to William Denny Ward who was lost at sea near Cape Horn from a whaling ship December 18,1859.

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