![Slide 10 of 18: OPIUM SCALES: A set of antique Chinese weighing scales once cropped up at Unclaimed Baggage. The luggage specialist reveals: '[These] were used for centuries to measure medicines, herbs, precious gems, and more... but in the 19th century, these scales were also used to measure opium - thus earning the nickname opium scales. Opium scales were designed to fit into compact, wooden cases carved into the shape of a violin or a fish.'](https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB198ebG.img)
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