Balance
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- OBJECT TYPE
- COUNTER/TORSION/4 OZS
- DATE
- 1920
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1997.0153.001
- MANUFACTURER
- TORSION BALANCE CO.
- MODEL
- 1700
- LOCATION
- New York, New York, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 57695
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- IRON AND STEEL BODY / NON-FERROUS METAL PAN
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 26.5 cm
- Width
- 12.0 cm
- Height
- 23.0 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
- TORSION
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- City
- New York
Context
- Country
- North America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- PROBABLY USED IN THE LATE 19TH AND EARLY 20TH C
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
USED TO DETERMINE THE MASS OF QUANTITIES UP TO 4 OUNCES. - Technical
-
EXAMPLE OF SMALL TORSION BALANCE - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- TWO PLATES ON FRONT: 'TO WEIGH 4 OZS.' 'THE TORSION BALANCE CO./ STYLE 1700 NEW YORK NO 57695/ PAT JAN. 6-85. JAN.22-69. MAY 19-91'/ MARKINGS ON BEAMS: '0' TO '10' [IN ONES]; '0' TO '20' [IN TWOS]; '0' TO '6' IN BOTH DIRECETIONS [IN ONES]'
- Missing
- ONE PAN WITH CONNECTING ROD
- Finish
- TOP AND BOTTOM PANELS PAINTED FAUX MARBLE/ BODY PAINTED BLACK GLOSS
- Decoration
- ALL FOUR SIDES OF BODY HAVE A THIN GOLD RECTANGLE PAINTED AROUND OUTSIDE EDGE WITH THREE GOLD BALLS PAINTED IN EACH CORNER
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TORSION BALANCE CO., Balance, circa 1920, Artifact no. 1997.0153, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0153.001/
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