Portable Scale

Object/Artifact

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Crater Rock Museum

Name/Title

Portable Scale

Entry/Object ID

2025.8.24

Description

A portable balance scale, often referred to as a "pocket scale," used by jewelers in weighing metals. Stamped "West Germany" puts its manufacturing date between 1946-1990. The weights that would typically be included with the scale (stored in the drawer) are absent.

Location

Location

Display Case

FS-19

Room

Frieda Smith Hall

Building

Crater Rock Museum

Category

Exhibit

Moved By

Jillian Mather Kettley

Date

August 30, 2025

Notes

Location and accession # added while cleaning