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OBJECT TYPE: COUNTER/POSTAL
DATE: 1928–1947
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1989.0367.001

MANUFACTURER: HOBART MFG. CO.
MODEL: 100
LOCATION: Dayton, Ohio, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 1196069
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL CASE, BASKET & WORKING PTS/ GLASS WINDOW & LEVEL/ RUBBER FEET

Dimensions

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

Length: 37.8 cm
Width: 20.2 cm
Height: 26.7 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: HOBART
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Ohio
City: Dayton

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY FROM 1947 TO PAST 1954 (SEE MARKINGS)
Canada: EXAMPLE OF SCALE USED IN CANADA THAT WAS MFG. BEFORE NEWFOUNDLAND JOINED CONFEDERATION
Function: USED TO WEIGH LETTERS AND/OR SMALL PACKETS AND TO DETERMINE COST OF CANADIAN POSTAGE FOR VARIOUS DESTINATIONS & MODES OF TRANSPORT BY READING OFF SCALE MARKINGS.
Technical: TYPE SAMPLE
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFG'S PLATE: 'MANUFACTURED FOR/ COMMERCIAL CONTROLS CORPORATION/ U.S. POSTAL METER DIVISION ROCHESTER 2, N.Y./ THE HOBART MANUFACTURING CO./ DAYTON SCALE DIVISION, DAYTON OHIO/ UNDER ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING:/ PATENT 1690258, 1719077/ OTHER PATENTS PENDING/ STYLE 100 SERIAL NO. 1196069 CAP'Y 20 OZ'/ DECALS: 'DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND COMM[?]/ WEIGHTS AND MEASURES INSPECTION 1947-48/ GR [CROWN] CANADA' 'OFFICE/ APPLIANCES/ LI[?]TED/ 3[?]9 QUEEN ST/ OTTAWA-CANADA/ [?]'/ [CANADIAN POSTAL RATE CHART]/ WRITTEN ON CHART BOTTOM: 'METER REVISED MAR.30, 1954 DES. #768 PART#7820 20 OZ. [?]'
Missing: none apparent`
Finish: CASE GREY CRINKLE ENAMEL CLEAR GLASS, SCALE OFF-WHITEWITH BLACK PRINT, BASKET UNFINISHED METAL, STICKER ABOVE SCALE SILVERISH WITH RED PRINT, STICKER BELOW BASKET OFF-WHITE/GREYISH WITH BLACK PRINT, MFR'S PLATE SILVER WITH BLACK PRINT
Decoration: "EGG-SHAPED" CHART SECTION WITH GROOVES & TRIANGULAR VIEWING SECTION

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HOBART MFG. CO., Scale, between 1928–1947, Artifact no. 1989.0367, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1989.0367.001/

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