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  2. Weighing scale - Wikipedia

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    A Material Handler Scale can also transfer the weighing information to a cloud service or an ERP system for real-time monitoring and management of material flow. A pallet jack scale is a device that combines a pallet jack and a weighing scale. It allows you to weigh and move pallets at the same time, saving time and labor.

  3. Medieval weights and measures - Wikipedia

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    A few years later, Pedro I carried a more comprehensive reform, as documented in the parliament meeting of 1361: the arrátel folforinho of Santarém should be used for weighing meat; the arroba of Lisbon would be the standard for the remaining weights; cereals should be measured by the alqueire of Santarém; the almude of Lisbon should be used ...

  4. History of measurement - Wikipedia

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    Detail of a cubit rod in the Museo Egizio of Turin The earliest recorded systems of weights and measures originate in the 3rd or 4th millennium BC. Even the very earliest civilizations needed measurement for purposes of agriculture, construction and trade. Early standard units might only have applied to a single community or small region, with every area developing its own standards for ...

  5. Avoirdupois - Wikipedia

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    The avoirdupois weight system is thought to have come into use in England around 1300. [citation needed] It was originally used for weighing wool. In the early 14th century several other specialized weight systems were used, including the weight system of the Hanseatic League with a 16-ounce pound of 7200 grains and an 8-ounce mark.

  6. W & T Avery - Wikipedia

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    Set of scales made by Avery early 20th century Set of scales made by Avery in the 1960s An Avery weighing machine, for weighing a person, now in Leominster Museum. The undocumented origin of the company goes back to 1730 when James Ford established the business in Digbeth. On Joseph Balden the then owner's death in 1813 William and Thomas Avery ...

  7. Thaddeus Fairbanks - Wikipedia

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    Fairbanks scale and log table - Bureau of Mines Weigh Station, Boulder City, Nevada Fairbanks platform and table scales. Thaddeus Fairbanks (January 17, 1796 – April 12, 1886) was an American businessman, mechanic, and engineer.

  8. Imperial and US customary measurement systems - Wikipedia

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    The definition of units of weight above a pound differed between the customary and the imperial system - the imperial system employed the stone of 14 pounds, the hundredweight of 8 stone [Note 6] and the ton of 2240 pounds (20 hundredweight), while the customary system of units did not employ the stone but has a hundredweight of 100 pounds and ...

  9. Steelyard balance - Wikipedia

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    Steelyard weighing device from the late nineteenth century. Minnesota Historical Society collections. Roman steelyard from Pompeii. The steelyard comprises a balance beam which is suspended from a lever/pivot or fulcrum which is very close to one end of the beam.