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- OBJECT TYPE
- COUNTER/BERANGER/HEAVY DUTY
- DATE
- 1948
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1993.0259.001
- MANUFACTURER
- OHAUS
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Newark, New Jersey, United States of America
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General Information
- Serial #
- NRL 7394
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 8
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- CAST IRON/ BRASS SCALE MARKING
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 77.5 cm
- Width
- 18.0 cm
- Height
- 24.5 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
- OHAUS
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New Jersey
- City
- Newark
Context
- Country
- North America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- C.1948-1954
- Canada
-
USED BY THE NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL'S HYDRODYNAMIC LAB (SHIP LAB) AS A RESEARCH TOOL - Function
-
USED TO MEASURE WEIGHT. THIS ONE WAS USED BY THE NRC HYDRODYNAMICS LABORATORY TO MEASURE THE RESISTANCE OF A SHIP MODEL AS IT WAS TOWED IN A TANK. - Technical
-
DEMONSTRATES A STANDARD COMMERCIAL SCALE MODIFIED FOR A SPECIAL PURPOSE. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- MFG'S PLATE ON BASE: 'Newark Scale Works, Newark, N.J./ OHAUS/ NRL 7394'/ SCALES: '0' TO '1 KILO' BY 100 GMS/ '0' TO '100 GRAM' BY 10 GMS
- Missing
- DASHPOT
- Finish
- PAINTED BROWN WITH GOLD & RED TRIM
- Decoration
- NARROW TRIM AROUND BASE & PLATE
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