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OBJECT TYPE: PLATFORM/1/2 TON
DATE: 1963
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.0157.001

MANUFACTURER: Canadian Fairbanks-Morse Co. Ltd.
MODEL: H0WE 57
LOCATION: Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: E 40136
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL PLATFORM, WHEELS, WEIGHTS, PARTS.

Dimensions

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

Length: 99.0 cm
Width: 69.5 cm
Height: 113.5 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: Fairbanks Morse
Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
City: Sherbrooke

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1963-1980
Canada: AN EXAMPLE OF EQUIPMENT USED & MANUFACTURED IN CANADA.
Function: A MACHINE USING A BALANCE BEAM TO WEIGH FEED, GRAIN, ANIMALS UP TO 1 TON IN WEIGHT.
Technical: AN EXAMPLE OF AN ADVANCE DESIGN OF WEIGHT SCALE OF THAT TIME PERIOD.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PLATE READING: 'HOWE SCALE/ MANUFACTURED BY/ THE CANADIAN FAIRBANKS MORSE COMPANY LIMITED/ SHERBROOKE, QUE. CANADA/ CODE 57/ CAP'Y 1000 LBS./ SERIAL E 40136'/ REMNANTS OF YELLOW, RED & BLACK DECAL READING: 'THE/ HOWE '57''/ INCISED PLATED READING: '05-2-63'/ CAST 'HOWE' AND 0 TO 100 LBS, & INCISED & CAST 'CAPACITY 1000 LBS' ON ARM/ CAST LETTERING ON 2 WEIGHTS READING:'100 1 LBS' AND ON THIRD '500 5 LBS'.
Missing: TWO 100 WEIGHTS From CA of 06/16/1997 by Kevin Machan: Undetermined
Finish: ORIGINALLY ANODIZED BLUE PAINTED WITH GREY ARM.
Decoration: N/A

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Canadian Fairbanks-Morse Co. Ltd., Scale, circa 1963, Artifact no. 1988.0157, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1988.0157.001/

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