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CARRYING A TRAY OF CHEESES TO THE SCALES TO BE WEIGHED 



As soon as a lot of cheeses have been sold, the clerk of the market is notified and he 

 designates a weigher. Each set of scales has its own porters, who wear hatbands corre- 

 sponding in color to the scales, and whose trays are painted the same color, all for identifica- 

 tion purposes. Settlements are made through the market clerk. 



Photos by Emil P. Albrecht 



WEIGHING CHEESES 



A tray will be piled with lOO to 120 cheeses and weighs several hundred pounds. After 

 weighing, the porters carry the trays to the waiting wagon or boat of the purchaser 



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