Suspended rods and a balance beam with weights
Red-chalk studies of hanging bars, pinned blocks and a weighed balance
Faint red-chalk sketches show a horizontal rod hung from a frame, rectangular blocks fitted with projecting pins, and a balance beam carrying weights marked 1 and 2. The page belongs to a run of statics studies on how suspended bars settle into equilibrium. Only brief labels accompany the diagrams, and further faint construction lines are present but untranscribed.
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Suspended rod
A rod hangs from a horizontal support at the top of the sheet, one of several studies of how a freely suspended bar comes to rest. The caption simply names it a suspended rod.
Balance beam with weights 1 and 2
A balance beam is drawn loaded with weights labelled 1 and 2, testing how the arm tips according to the loads hung from it. Rectangular blocks with projecting pins nearby appear to serve as the pivots or stops of the apparatus.