Thursday, January 2, 2014

Cotton Scales

Selma's Old Depot Museum features numerous exhibits of Black Belt culture
 including old cotton scales. Here, the weight (485 pounds) of a bale of cotton
 is noted at the top of the scale. 


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7 comments:

  1. MerisiJanuary 2, 2014 at 8:33 AM

    Very Interesting, I did not know there were special cotton scales!

    Happy New Year from Vienna,
    Merisi

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  2. Tanya BreeseJanuary 2, 2014 at 8:38 AM

    i wonder how old that is?

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  3. Leslie Anne TarabellaJanuary 2, 2014 at 8:53 AM

    Pretty colors in this photo. The cotton equipment they use now isn't quite as artistic, is it?

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  4. GreensboroDailyPhotoJanuary 2, 2014 at 1:17 PM

    Many people have never seen them and cotton scales are an iconic part of the south!

    Happy New Year. Here's to another great year of photoblogging.

    Janis & David

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  5. hamiltonJanuary 2, 2014 at 7:59 PM

    I've never seen them - do we get to see more of this antiquity?

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  6. JimJanuary 2, 2014 at 11:20 PM

    Great sign

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  7. LesleyJanuary 4, 2014 at 8:05 AM

    That's a heavy bale of cotton, at 485lbs!

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