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Re: mystery object: "Pair of Shillards"
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Ron May <[log in to unmask]>
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HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 18 Aug 2005 04:23:13 -0400
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Of course, balance scales had a pair of pans or cups to receive the items to 
be weighed. Perhaps the "pair" refers to the pans that hook up to the balance 
beam?

I dont really feel comfortable with attributing a "shillard" to a "Steelyard" 
without more evidence. All the guess work is just that.

Ron May
Legacy 106, Inc.

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