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OBJECT TYPE: Spring balance/40 lb.
DATE: 1920
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2011.0052.001

MANUFACTURER: Chatillon
MODEL: Improved/Family
LOCATION: New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 6403
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Steel.

Dimensions

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

Length: 37.5 cm
Width: 6.3 cm
Height: 3.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Agriculture
Category: Miscellaneous
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Chatillon
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Alberta
Period: 1905 - 1950?
Canada: This collection documents the work & activities of several generations of the Banta family (involved in homesteading, ranching & farming) from rural southern Alberta, from the late 19th century to the 1980's. This scale belonged to Jim Banta and was handed down to his son Gordon Banta.
Function: General purpose farm & household weighing; this type of scale was commonly used in dairy application.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Stamped lettering on face reads: "6403/CHANTILLONS/IMPROVED/SPRING BALANCE/NEW-YORK/FAMILY SCALE"; graduated numbering in increments of 4 from 0 to 40.
Missing: N/A
Finish: Front face brass coloured; back housing painted black; silver-grey hook, needle & ring.
Decoration: None.

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Chatillon, Scale, before 1920, Artifact no. 2011.0052, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2011.0052.001/

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