Balance
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- OBJECT TYPE
- BEAM/MONEY
- DATE
- 1940
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1966.0250.001
- MANUFACTURER
- OERTLING, L.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- London, England
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 16
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- .1: SCALE: BRASS & CAST IRON; FRENCH IVORY SCALE; FELT PADS ON PAN RESTS;.1: CASE: WOOD & GLASS WITH BRASS HARDWARE/.2 &.3: BRASS WITH STEEL HOOKS/.4 TO.15: BRASS/.16: BRASS WITH FRENCH IVORY ENDS/ STORAGE BOX: WOOD WITH BRASS HARDWARE
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 350.0 cm
- Width
- 53.5 cm
- Height
- 325.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Metrology
- Category
- Mass/weight
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- OERTLING
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- London
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- UNKNOWN
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
ORIGINALLY DEVELOPED FOR WEIGHING COIN - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .1 (SCALE): MOLDED IN CROSS SUPPORT BEAM: 'L. OERTLING. LONDON'/.2 &.3: '5' STAMPED IN BOTTOM/ METAL PLAQUE ON STORAGE BOX FOR.4 TO.16: 'G/STANDARD/ AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHTS/.5 -.001/.16: L. Oertling, London [IN CURSIVE]'/ TAPE ON BOX: 'DECIMAL POUNDS'/.4 TO.15: '[CROWN] VR' 'G' PLUS;.4: '.5';.5: '.3';.6: '.2';.7: '.1'.8: '.05';.9: '.03';.10: '.02';.11: '.01';.12: '5';.13: '3';.14: '2';.15: '1'
- Missing
- NIL
- Finish
- .1: SCALE - BLACK GLOSSY PAINT ON CROSS BEAMS & SUPPORT ARMS/ CLEAR LACQUER ON REST/.1: CASE - CLEAR VARNISH/.2 &.3: CLEAR LACQUER/.16 CLEAR LACQUER
- Decoration
- N/A
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OERTLING, L., Balance, circa 1940, Artifact no. 1966.0250, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1966.0250.001/
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