Campogalliano has a long history in
the production of weighing equipment, and this museum has over
2,300 exhibits, including 500 scales produced over a period of
about seven centuries. The most important items include, in order
of date, a XIII Century market scale, a XVII Century coin scale,
two XVIII Century steelyards from the Far East, huge XIX Century
platform balances and agricultural steelyards from the beginning
of this century. The museum is a nationally recognised institution
and has computerised educational areas.
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