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OBJECT TYPE: STEELYARD/100 LB/2 HOOK
DATE: 1913
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.1323.001

MANUFACTURER: FAIRBANKS CO.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: 38411
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: BRASS

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: N/A
Height: N/A
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
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: C. 1913-1955
Canada: THIS SCALE WAS USED WHERE IT WAS NECESSARY FOR INSPECTORS TO TEST IT REGULARLY. INSPECTION DATES & DATES CODES RANGE FROM 1913(?) TO 6-55 & WITH SEVERAL INSPECTION MARKS WITH GR FOR "GEORGE REX" [REF 1]
Function: USED TO WEIGH GOODS OF MODERATE WEIGHT TO MODERATE ACCURACY IN A COMMERCIAL ENVIRONMENT. TYPICAL USE WOULD HAVE BEEN TO WEIGH BAGS OF POTATOES OR CARROTS
Technical: TYPICAL EXAMPLE OF BRASS STEELYARD BY ONE OF LONGEST RUNNING US SCALE MAKERS. ADJUSTMENT FOR ZERO IS UNUSUAL FOR A STEELYARD MAKING THIS AN EXAMPLE OF A STEELYARD OF BETTER THAN USUAL ACCURACY THOUGH NOT COMPARABLE TO PAN BALANCES [REF 1]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ON BOTH SIDES: 'FAIRBANKS'/ SCALE '0' TO '100 lb' MARKED IN TENTHS/ STAMPED MARKINGS INCLUDE: '6 55' '4-53' '6-51' '[CROWN] GR' 'M13' 'E 22' 'K12J' '24 12'/ STAMPED ON BOTTOM OF ARM: '38411'
Missing: MAY HAVE BEEN USED WITH A POINTER TO SHOW WHEN ARM WAS HORIZONTAL
Finish: WHITE PRINTING
Decoration: N/A

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FAIRBANKS CO., Scale, circa 1913, Artifact no. 1995.1323, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1995.1323.001/

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