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Desemers

Scope note

Scales with fixed counterweights at one end of a horizontal bar, a movable fulcrum which allows for changes in the ratio of the lengths of the arms, and a single hook from which to attach the item to be weighed; for scales of similar form, but with a fixed fulcrum and a movable counterweight, use "steelyards."

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000195850

Broader Terms used

scales (weighing devices)

Term used for

besems
bismars
desems

Equivalent Terms used

desemer

Created

13yrs ago

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