Dunning, John Tobacco scale When a farmer arrived at the warehouse with this truckload of tobacco, one of the first steps in getting it ready to auction off was to make sure that it was weighed accurately. Correct weighing of tobacco was important, especially during the quota system in which a farmer could only sell so many pounds of tobacco per year. Large scales like this one were used to make sure the weight of the tobacco was precise. Once the tobacco was on the scale, the weight could be read through a small window on the front. The weight was then recorded on the tobacco ticket, which was then stamped by the weightmaster to verify accuracy. Date approximated. The accompanying video provides a description of the item. Tobacco Farm Life Museum 14258 745 1950 1954 1950-1954 three dimensional object equipment Scales (Weighing instruments) North Carolina United States North Carolina Johnston County (N.C.) Kenly (N.C.) Tobacco industry North Carolina This item has been made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Researchers are responsible for using these materials in accordance with Title 17 of the United States Code and any other applicable statutes. If you are the creator or copyright holder of this item and would like it removed, please contact us at als_digitalcollections@ecu.edu. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/ North Carolina History and Fiction Collection encdl Artifacts encdlartifacts Tobacco Farm Life Museum tfl Agriculture agriculture Tobacco tobacco Manufacturing and Business mab Tobacco Farm Life Museum Tobacco scale When a farmer arrived at the warehouse with this truckload of tobacco, one of the first steps in getting it ready to auction off was to make sure that it was weighed accurately. Correct weighing of tobacco was important, especially during the quota system in which a farmer could only sell so many pounds of tobacco per year. Large scales like this one were used to make sure the weight of the tobacco was precise. Once the tobacco was on the scale, the weight could be read through a small window on the front. The weight was then recorded on the tobacco ticket, which was then stamped by the weightmaster to verify accuracy. Date approximated. The accompanying video provides a description of the item. Scales (Weighing instruments)--North Carolina 1950-1954 PhysicalObject equipment J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University 14258 http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/ United States--North Carolina--Johnston County (N.C.)--Kenly (N.C.) Tobacco industry--North Carolina video videos local, filename 14258.0001 61297116 image/tiff 6.0 PRONOM PUID: fmt/10 little endian uncompressed MD5 c0d781be729a2332a271813763e0279e ecu:digital_collections 2592 3872 RGB mm mm 20110209 Digital Collections Nikon D200 D200 Adobe Photoshop 10.0.1 object plane in. 300 1 300 1 8 integer 3 internal local, filename 14258.0002 61214432 image/tiff 6.0 PRONOM PUID: fmt/10 little endian uncompressed MD5 cd97c404600762c07ea41cd9b134c009 ecu:digital_collections 3872 2592 RGB mm mm 20110209 Digital Collections Nikon D200 D200 Adobe Photoshop 10.0.1 object plane in. 300 1 300 1 8 integer 3 internal local, filename 14258.0003 30135112 image/tiff 6.0 PRONOM PUID: fmt/10 little endian uncompressed MD5 3b9022f8a75cbb7ae6fdfafe336913ca ecu:digital_collections 3872 2592 RGB mm mm 20110209 Digital Collections Nikon D200 D200 Adobe Photoshop 10.0.1 object plane in. 300 1 300 1 8 integer 3 internal null md5 True