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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">platform scales</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>scales</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>balances, platform</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>butchers&apos; scales</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>counter scales, platform</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>grocer scales</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>grocers&apos; scales</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>platform balances</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>platform counter scales</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>platform scale</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>scale, platform</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>scales, butchers&apos;</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>scales, grocer</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>scales, grocers&apos;</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>scales, platform</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>scales, platform counter</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Scales in which the balance pan for loads is a platform mounted on a balanced beam or series of levers; usually used for heavy goods, often in bulk. ]]></note></mads>