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Toy spring balance

Title:

Toy spring balance

Territory:

Arkhangelsk province, Aleksandrovsk district, churchyard

Date:

Second half of the 19th century

Collectors-person:
Kapitsa Leonid L.
Material:

Wood; metal: tin; threads: plant fiber

Number:

РЭМ 3176-22

Annotation:

Consists of a wooden (birch) beam and a tin cup suspended to it. Toys and games taught children skills they would need in grown-up life. The Saami sold fish, skins etc., and the skill of weighing goods was important. Abstract by A.A. Zankovskaya