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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
More Information
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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