Fairbanks scale, circa 1900s-1990s

Item — Object: 7

Identifier: Mem_inv_0321

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Scope and Contents

This scale was probably used in the library around the 1900s up until the 1990s to measure the weight of books and packages being sent out. This would have included the library’s extensive international exchange program.

Dates

Usage: circa 1900s-1990s

Extent

1 Object

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Physical Location

CART #3

Physical Description

Black cast-iron platform scale.

Dimensions

21.6 (depth) x 10.4 (width) x 18.3 (height) inches

General

A platform scale is a scale that measures the weight of objects loaded on a flat platform. The function of the platform is to transmit the weight of the object to the internal measuring device and to support the object during weighing. This scale was made by Fairbanks, and it used a hanging weight to aid in the calculation.