Two-piece historical tool lot featuring a Sargent & Co. Excelsior Improved hanging spring balance and a substantial wood-handled metal textile hackle comb with fibers still present in the teeth.

• Includes one Sargent & Co. Excelsior Improved Spring Balance scale and one wood-handled textile-processing hackle comb.
• Scale is marked: “EXCELSIOR IMPROVED SPRING BALANCE SARGENT & CO. U.S.A.”
• Graduated scale face is visibly marked from 0 through 25 lb.
• Spring balance has a top suspension ring and brass-toned body.
• Hackle comb has multiple horizontal serrated metal teeth and a weathered wood handle.
• Natural plant/textile fibers remain caught in the comb teeth.

Condition: Used condition with substantial age-related rust, oxidation, tarnish, corrosion, dirt, and surface wear. The wood handle is worn and cracked; the scale's lower hook/edge is worn and irregular and may be incomplete. Scale function and accuracy have not been tested. Please review all photos for a complete assessment.