Folk scale fortune-telling _ scale fortune-telling table

1, the old scales are all hardwood. As for the material, it depends on the place of origin. Imported materials such as rosewood, rosewood and rosewood will be used in the north, because hardwood is not produced in the north, while there are many tree species in the south, such as tieli wood, Zhemu wood, Kingsley wood and red silk wood.

2. Two thousand years ago, our ancestors invented the wooden pole scale by using the lever principle. In the Tang Dynasty, money, cents, cents and other units all joined the scale. Seven points is one or two, seven points is one point. The scale has always followed the rule that 16 is one catty, which lasted for more than 1000 years.

3. The nail scale industry appeared after Qin Shihuang unified measurement. According to records, there were several nail scale stalls in Xitang in the late Qing Dynasty. At that time, the material selection of nail scale was rough, the manufacturing process of manual scale was simple, and the weighing accuracy was relatively low. During the Republic of China, it was changed to 16 binary, and after liberation, it was changed to 10 binary. Especially after the 1960s, Xitang manual weighing shop won the praise of local people for its sincere craftsmanship and merchant style. Nail scales have been in line with international standards since the 1980s, with kilograms as the standard. The manufacturing process of wooden scale requires high precision, and many processes represent people's understanding of ancient degree measurement, which has certain preservation value.

With the development of the times, electronic scales became popular in 1960s and 1970s. However, manual scales still occupy a certain market because they are easy to carry. Manual scales are suitable for some mobile vendors, and now the main buyers of manual scales are some small vendors in rural areas. With the development of tourism in Xitang, tourists buy more scales. Many people also buy hand-made scales when they move and get married to get a good impression.