any body have a clue what this is.

[Tim Helms]

Found on the cataba river sc solid brass.stamped with numbers.could it be civil war era?

 

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[vhs07]

Look's like a broken piece from a beam scale.
Look at the part on the left in the pic.

 

[Geochem]

I think you pegged it, VHS!

Point balances have been a neat invention, with innovations along the way like sliding weights for quantifying in numeric units.

 

[Tim Helms]

how old is it

 

[BosnMate]

Look's like a broken piece from a beam scale.
Look at the part on the left in the pic.

good eye

 

[taz42o]

Nice id. I think its a fairbanks.

 

[Geochem]

Since it has a serial number I wonder if there is a way to back track the manufacturer of sliding scale balance of earlier years.

It intended use could also be helpful in identifying the manufacturer.

It look fairly thick, from its appearance of your first pic.