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Estate Find!!   ANTIQUE, CHINESE HANGING BALANCE SCALE.   WE ARE LOCATED WHERE GOLD WAS DISCOVERED IN 1849 -  IN THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SIERRA MOUNTAINS.  MANY CHINESE WORKED HERE DURING THAT TIME - SO MAYBE IT WAS USED FOR GOLD?  OR APOTHECARY OR OPIUM?  MAYBE IT'S THAT OLD?  EXACT AGE UNKNOWN.  THE HANDLE IS WOOD, VERY DETAILED WITH GRAMS - LOOKS LIKE INLAID SILVER (WITH ONLY ONE DOT MISSING).  THE TRAY HAS MARKINGS IN CHINESE AND 100G - 2KG.  ALL SEEMS VERY SECURE AND INTACT.  I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH HOW THESE WORK - SEE PHOTOS - WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET. 

meas. about   :  WOOD PIECE IS 16" LONG.   ROUND TRAY IS 4-3/4" ACROSS