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OBJECT TYPE: COUNTER/1 LB
DATE: 1900
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.1322.001

MANUFACTURER: Canadian Scale Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CAST IRON BASE; STEEL PANS

Dimensions

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

Length: 54.5 cm
Width: 22.0 cm
Height: 25.0 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: Canadian Scale
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: C. 1900-1950
Canada: FROM THE EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF MORE THAN 20 SCALES OF MRS. ROBERT & HER HUSBAND. THE COLLECTION HAD BEEN SPURRED BY A FAMILY OWNED FRENCH SCALE. THIS ONE IS CANADIAN MADE BY A COMPANY OF KNOWN REPUTATION WHICH FUNCTIONED FOR SEVERAL DECADES. [REF1]
Function: USED TO COMPARE WEIGHT OF SAMPLE WITH WEIGHTS OF KNOWN VALUES. PROBABLY USED IN A GROCERY STORE FOR FRUIT, VEGETABLES, CANDY, CHEESE ETC.
Technical: BALANCE HAS A CAPACITY OF A FEW POUNDS WITH A SCALE OF 0-16 OZ. WITH EACH OZ DIVIDED INTO FOURS. A GOOD EXAMPLE OF A 20C COMMERCIAL SCALE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MOLDED IN HANDLE: 'CANADIAN/ SCALE CO. LTD.'/ STAMPED IN SCALE: 'CANADIAN/ OZ 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1/ MADE IN CAN.'
Missing: WEIGHTS
Finish: PAINTED MATTE BLACK EXCEPT FOR SCALE
Decoration: N/A

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Canadian Scale Co., Balance, after 1900, Artifact no. 1995.1322, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1995.1322.001/

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