How do you read weight on a pole scale?

The weight can be read from the scale on the rod.

There are two types of pole scales: one big star in the catty scale generally represents one catty, and there are ten small stars in the middle, each representing one tael, and the fifth star is generally a little larger than the small star. A smaller one means half a catty; on a kilogram scale, one big star usually means one kilogram and there are 5 small stars in the middle, and each one means 2 taels.

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The history of the steelyard scale:

1. Two thousand years ago, our ancestors invented the wooden steelyard scale using the lever principle. In the Tang Dynasty, units such as money, cents, centimeters, etc. were added to the scale. Seven cents is one tael, and seven cents is one cent. The scale followed the rule of sixteen taels per catty, which lasted for more than a thousand years.

2. The nail scale industry has already appeared after Qin Shihuang unified weights and measures. According to records, there were several nail scale stalls in Xitang in the late Qing Dynasty. At that time, the material selection of nail scales was rough and the production of hand scales was The process is simple and the accuracy of weighing is relatively low. During the Republic of China, it was changed to a 16-base system, and after liberation, it was changed to a 10-base system.

3. After the 1960s, Xitang Handmade Scale Shop was highly praised by locals for its craftsmanship and business style. Nail scales have been in line with international standards since the 1980s, using kilograms as the standard. The manufacturing process of wooden scales requires high precision. Many techniques represent people's understanding of ancient degree measurement and have certain preservation value.

4. With the development of the times, electronic scales began to become popular in the 1960s and 1970s, but manual scales still occupy a certain market because they are easy to carry. Manual scales are suitable for some mobile vendors. Nowadays, manual scales are mainly purchased by small vendors in rural areas. With the development of Xitang tourism, tourists have increased their purchases of scales. Many people also buy manual scales when moving or getting married to please them.