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OBJECT TYPE: PLATFORM
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1972.0408.001

MANUFACTURER: Warren Scale Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Montréal, Québec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 5
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD/ BRASS/ IRON

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 109.0 cm
Width: 68.5 cm
Height: 78.7 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: Warren
Country: Canada
State/Province: Québec
City: Montréal

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: Unknown
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: RAISED ON PLATFORM BORDER 'WARREN'/ PAINTED ON STAND 'NEW WARREN SCALE CO.'
Missing: N/A
Finish: .1 CONSISTS OF A SPRING PLATFORM ON BASE, CENTRAL VERTICAL SUPPORT & OFF THAT A WEIGHT, SCALED CROSSBAR; BASE RESTS ON 2 TRANSVERSE BLADES & SUPPORT ARE OF WOOD; CROSSBAR IS BRASS & GRADUATED 0-50 LBS BY 5'S, WITH A TRAVELLING WEIGHT; ON END OF CROSSBAR IS SUSPENSION HOOK & PLATE FOR SUPPORT CAST WEIGHTS; 2 CAST HANDLES FOR CARRYING UNIT, 1 IN FRONT & OTHER AT BACK ATTACHED TO SKIRT OF BASE/ .2 A CAST IRON WEIGHT, ROUND, WITH 'U' GROOVE TO INSERT ON SUSPENSION HOOK, 200 LBS AT EQUIVALENT 3-1/2" DIA. X 1"; SLOT 3/8" WIDE; .3-.4 SAME AS .2 EXCEPT FOR 100 LBS; .5 SAME AS .2 EXCEPT FOR 50 LBS, 2-3/4" DIA. X 3/8" WIDE/ CONDITION: FAIR TO GOOD
Decoration: N/A

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Warren Scale Co., Scale, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1972.0408, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1972.0408.001/

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