Secretly Incredibly Fascinating - BONUS SHOW 181: "The Strangest Penny Scales, And One Weirdly Honest Scale For Witch Trials"
This is the bonus show for Episode 181! (Scales)
Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin explore the obviously incredibly fascinating topic of two of the weirdest scales ever used to weigh (and entertain) humans.
RESEARCH SOURCES:
Witches' Weigh House -- Oudewater, Netherlands (Atlas Obscura)
Swimming a Witch: Evidence in 17th-century English Witchcraft Trials (The Library Of Congress)
YouTube upload of the witch trial scene from 'Monty Python And The Holy Grail'
The American Weigh: Christopher Steele's Penny Scales (Broad and High / PBS Columbus Ohio)
Coin scales on the streets earned $1,000 a year — a penny at a time (The Everett Herald)
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