General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

7

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOODEN BOX COVERED WITH PAPER AND REINFORCED WITH METAL AND LEATHER, WITH METAL HARDWARE AND LEATHER HANDLE/.1 TO.6 BRASS/.7 STEEL

Dimensions

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

Length

64.0 cm

Width

27.0 cm

Height

15.0 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

MACCALLUM

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Toronto

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

PROBABLY FROM THE 1950S TO THE 1980S

Canada

EXAMPLE OF PORTABLE INSPECTOR'S BALANCE USED IN CANADA. MANUFACTURED IN CANADA

Function

USED TO DETERMINE THE MASS OF SMALL QUANTITIES. NOT FOR HIGHLY ACCURATE MEASUREMENTS.

Technical

THIS BALANCE WAS DESIGNED TO BE EASILY ASSEMBLED AND DISASSEMBLED AND TRANSPORTED FOR INSPECTION PURPOSES

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PLATE ON FRONT OF BOX: '[CANADIAN COAT OF ARMS] STANDARDS BRANCH/ DEPT. OF TRADE AND COMMERCE/ CANADA NO. 54'/ STAMPED IN.1: 'MAC CALLUM SCALE/ TORONTO'/ STAMPED NEAR BASE OF.2: '44'/ STAMPED ON.3: '64044'/ STAMPED ON HANGERS OF.5 &.6: '44'/ STAMPED ON OUTSIDE CASE OF.7: 'THE LUFKIN RULE CO./ SAGINAW, MICH./ NO. S-696/ MADE IN U.S.A./ CRESCENT/ R/ T6/ 135/ ALL/ STAINLESS'/ ON TAPE: 'STAINLESS LUFKIN MADE IN U.S.A. [MARKED IN INCHES]'

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

CASE BLACK LEATHER COVERING WITH SHINY BLACK METAL TRIM/ BALANCE MOTTLED BROWN PATCHES WITH OVERALL LACQUER/.7 CHROMED STEEL

Decoration

N/A