Virtual Tour: Salem Maritime NHS
Photograph of the interior of the scale house, showing disassembled scales leaning against the brick walls

Scale House

Interior of the building

The scales were never used in this building. Rather, they were carted to the wharf and assembled alongside a recently returned vessel. There, the goods were weighed and measured, and later duties were assessed on the cargo.

 

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