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Platform Scale

Holman's Spring and Summer Catalog, No. 36, 1925. Image depicts page 82 and includes saws, axes, scales, and other tools.
This is a picture of a platform scale (at bottom right of catalog page). A platform scale is an object that people used in warehouses where things were shipped from. Platform scales were used to see how much an object weighed. People who worked in the shipping areas used them. You could buy them from Holman's Catalog.

Hen Killers

Hen killers were sold in the general stores. They were used for killing hens. You would put the top of the killers on the hen's head and the bottom in its mouth, then press down. Hen killers were made of two parts joined with a pivot point. The handles curve upward, and a small knob on one part extends up and forms a flat surface.

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