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Scales (weighing devices)

Scope note

Instruments for determining the weight of objects or substances.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000196293

Broader Terms used

<weighing devices by form>

Equivalent Terms used

scale (weighing device)

Created

13yrs ago

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