spring balance

British  

noun

1. a device in which an object to be weighed is attached to the end of a helical spring, the extension of which indicates the weight of the object on a calibrated scale

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S2 = Reading in lbs. of spring balance No. 2.

From Gas and Oil Engines, Simply Explained An Elementary Instruction Book for Amateurs and Engine Attendants by Walter C. Runciman

At a certain distance, the attraction is of a certain definite amount, which might be determined by means of a spring balance.

From Fragments of science, V. 1-2 by John Tyndall

A mahogany board is placed horizontally, and hung by one end to a spring balance.

From Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants by Camille Flammarion

But a spring balance, for instance, in which the tension of the coil is independent of attraction, would have readily given the exact equivalent of the loss.

From All Around the Moon by Edward Roth

One end of the board rested on a firm table, whilst the other end was supported by a spring balance hanging from a substantial tripod stand.

From Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants by Camille Flammarion