Dunning, John Package scale Today most goods bought at a grocery store come in individually wrapped packages. This was not always the case. Most country stores purchased their goods in bulk and then had to divide the goods themselves. The easiest way to do this was by weight. Most Country stores would have several types of scales to measure and “package” their goods. This large scale, which could weigh accurately up to 500 lbs, was used to weigh goods that were then packaged for sale to customers. Customers could also request a specified weight for purchase. Date approximated. Tobacco Farm Life Museum 14269 745 1880 1970 1880-1970 three dimensional object equipment Scales (Weighing instruments) North Carolina General stores North Carolina History United States North Carolina Johnston County (N.C.) Kenly (N.C.) 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 Manufacturing and Business mab Tobacco Farm Life Museum Package scale Today most goods bought at a grocery store come in individually wrapped packages. This was not always the case. Most country stores purchased their goods in bulk and then had to divide the goods themselves. The easiest way to do this was by weight. Most Country stores would have several types of scales to measure and “package” their goods. This large scale, which could weigh accurately up to 500 lbs, was used to weigh goods that were then packaged for sale to customers. Customers could also request a specified weight for purchase. Date approximated. Scales (Weighing instruments)--North Carolina 1880-1970 PhysicalObject equipment J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University 14269 http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/ General stores--North Carolina--History United States--North Carolina--Johnston County (N.C.)--Kenly (N.C.) video videos local, filename 14269.0001 60988144 image/tiff 6.0 PRONOM PUID: fmt/10 little endian uncompressed MD5 dc4ec573d939d3b6fae9fee31d8604ac 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 14269.0002 61715548 image/tiff 6.0 PRONOM PUID: fmt/10 little endian uncompressed MD5 a3078ac867c325725eeb87007c0c856e 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