What-is-it question LVIII.

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What-is-it question LVIII.

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This item was made by Gorham in 1891.
It's 6.5 inches (16.51 cm) high.
What was it used for?

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Postal scale.

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Yes Cheryl, it's a postal scale.
The small clip holds one corner of the letter to be weighed.

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