Balance

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OBJECT TYPE: COUNTER
DATE: 1930
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.1305.001

MANUFACTURER: Eastman Kodak Co.
MODEL: EASTMAN STUDIO SCALE
LOCATION: Rochester, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD (POSSIBLY MAPLE); WHITE METAL BALANCE & PANS, AND PLATE OVER WEIGHT TRAY. SYNTHETIC SLIDE ON SCALE

Dimensions

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

Length: 28.0 cm
Width: 10.5 cm
Height: 10.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Photography
Category: Still processing
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Kodak
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: Rochester

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED FOR MEASUREMENT OF SMALL QUANTITIES OF CHEMICALS, SPECIFICALLY PHOTOGRAPHIC CHEMICALS
Technical: EXAMPLE OF BALANCE MANUFACTURED FOR USE BY PHOTOGRAPHERS, TO MEASURE CHEMICALS FOR USE IN DEVELOPING WORK. TYPICALLY SUCH BALANCES WERE NOT HIGHLY SENSITIVE, AS STRICT PRECISION IN MEASURING WAS NOT REQUIRED. AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT WAS STANDARD USED IN COMPOUNDING PHOTOGRAPHIC FORMULAE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: 'EASTMAN STUDIO SCALE/ MADE BY/ EASTMAN KODAK CO./ ROCHESTER, N.Y. U.S.A.' STAMPED IN PLATE OVER WEIGHT STORAGE; 'SOLE IMPORTER INTO CANADA/ CANADIAN KODAK CO./ LIMITED/ TORONTO' PRINTED ON DECAL APPLIED TO PLATE/ SCALE DIVIDED 0-75 BY SINGLE GRAINS & 0-5 BY INCREMENTS OF 1/10TH GRAM.
Missing: WEIGHTS. 881305 WEIGHTS WERE USED WITH THIS SCALE
Finish: WOODEN BASE HAS BEEN STAINED & VARNISHED
Decoration: 'EKC' LOGO INCORPORATED INTO CENTRAL STANDARDS OF BALANCE

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