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OBJECT TYPE: COUNTER/POSTAL
DATE: 1940–1949
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.1176.001

MANUFACTURER: TRINER SCALE & MFG. CO.
MODEL: PRECISION POSTAL SCALE
LOCATION: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL

Dimensions

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

Length: 15.0 cm
Width: 10.5 cm
Height: 14.5 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: TRINER
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Illinois
City: Chicago

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY 1940'S & 1950'S
Canada: MADE FOR CANADIAN MARKET
Function: USED TO WEIGH ITEMS TO BE MAILED TO DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF POSTAGE REQUIRED AS PER SCALE ON FRONT
Technical: EASILY USED SCALE DEVELOPED FOR HOME USE
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: STAMPED IN BACK: 'TRINER SCALE/ &/ MFG. CO./ CHICAGO, U.S.A./ REGULATING/ SCREW/ INSIDE'/ STAMPED TWICE ON BASE: 'NOT LEGAL FOR TRADE'/ SCALE FACE READS IN PART: '"PRECISION"/ POSTAL SCALE/ For other Countries first ounce 5[cents]/ each additional ounce 3[cents]./ Sample Limit One Pound/ MADE IN/ US.A./ SAMPLES/ BOOKS & CIR./ CANADA & U.S.A./ BRITISH EMPIRE/ MEXICO-SPAIN/ FRANCE &/ SOUTH AMERICA/ LETTERS/ LOCAL LETTERS/ [GRADUATED SCALES: '2[CENTS]' to '33'; '0' TO '4' IN OUNCES; '4[CENTS]' TO '130'; '3[CENTS]' TO '66'
Missing: N/A
Finish: BODY PAINTED GLOSS BLACK/ SCALE FACE WHITE WITH RED & BLACK PRINTING
Decoration: N/A

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TRINER SCALE & MFG. CO., Scale, between 1940–1949, Artifact no. 1988.1176, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1988.1176.001/

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