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- OBJECT TYPE
- COUNTER/1 LB
- DATE
- 1936–1960
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1997.0141.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Canadian Scale Co.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 2273
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- MOSTLY IRON EXCEPT FOR POINTER CASE AND SCALE
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 47.0 cm
- Width
- 24.0 cm
- Height
- 31.0 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
- Canadian Scale
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Toronto
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- PROBABLY 1940S TO 1960S
- Canada
-
MADE AND PROBABLY USED IN CANADA - Function
-
USED TO DETERMINE THE WEIGHT OF PROPERTIES IN OUNCES UP TO ONE POUND. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- MFG'S PLATE ON FRONT:'TORONTO [LOGOO] CANADA/ ER [IN CROWN]/ 4 55/ SERIAL NO. 2273 CAP. 10/ T/ GR [IN CROWN]/F 13'/ SCALE: 'CANADIAN/ OZ 16 [TO] 0 [IN FOURTHS]/ MADE IN/ CAN.'/ MOLDED ON BOTH SIDES OF POINTER CASE 'CANADIAN'
- Missing
- APPEARS COMPLETE
- Finish
- PAINTED GOLD COLOUR EXCEPT FOR PANS, POINTER CASE AND POISE
- Decoration
- N/A
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Canadian Scale Co., Balance, between 1936–1960, Artifact no. 1997.0141, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0141.001/
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