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BALANCE, TORSION

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Material Type
Artifact
Date Range From
1891
Date Range To
1901
Materials
GLASS, STEEL, CHROME, WOOD, LEAD
Catalogue Number
P19651563000
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Material Type
Artifact
Date Range From
1891
Date Range To
1901
Materials
GLASS, STEEL, CHROME, WOOD, LEAD
No. Pieces
14
Height
21.6
Length
41.0
Width
18.4
Description
.1 BALANCE. ABOVE DIMENSIONS. GLASS, STEEL, CHROME. TORSION BALANCE EMBOSSED ON BASE. "THE TORSION BALANCE CO. STYLE 254 NEW YORK, NO. 48226 PAT. JAN. 6-85. JAN. 22-89, MAY 1-91" NAME PLATE ON FRONT. "TO WEIGH 10 LBS" ON BACK. STILL FUNCTIONAL. TWO WEIGHT SUPPORTS ON STEEL BASE, ENCASED IN GLASS. 18 TABLETS ON BALANCE. "TABLOID BRAND" ON EACH TABLET. .2 SCALE WEIGHT HOLDER (SET). 5.7 CM HT. X 7.6 CM WTH. X 20.3 CM LTH. WOOD. DISCS FOR HOLDING 11 WEIGHTS. .3 BALANCE PAN (SET). 2.0 CM HT. X 15.2 CM DIA. CHROME. FINE SCRATCHES THROUGHOUT. 1 PIECE. .4 BALANCE PAN. 10.2 CM. FINE SCRATCHES THROUGHOUT. CHROME. 1 PIECE. .5 SCALE WEIGHT (SET). .95 CM HT. NICKEL PLATED LEAD. 1 PIECE. GR OVER "U 21" ON BOTTOM. "1 DRAM A.V." ON TOP. CYLINDRICAL WEIGHT WITH KNOB ON TOP. .6 SCALE WEIGHT (SET). 1.1 CM HT. 1 PIECE. GR IN CROWN OVER "U21" STAMPED ON BOTTOM. "DRAM AV2". NICKEL PLATED LEAD. .7 SCALE WEIGHT (SET). 5 CM HT. NICKEL PLATED LEAD. 1 PIECE. 4 DRAM AV ON TOP. "M", "21", AND "GR" IN A CROWN OVER "U" ON SIDE. .8 SCALE WEIGHT. 1.9 CM. NICKEL PLATED LEAD. 1 PIECE. 8 DRAM AV ON TOP. "M", "21", AND "GR" IN A CROWN OVER "U" ON SIDE. .9 SCALE WEIGHT (SET). 2.2 CM.NICKEL PLATED LEAD. 1 PIECE. 1 OZ AV ON TOP. MARKINGS AS ABOVE. .10 SCALE WEIGHT (SET). 3.2 CM. NICKEL PLATED LEAD. 1 PIECE. 2 OZ AV ON TOP. MARKINGS AS ABOVE. .11 SCALE WEIGHT (SET). 3.8 CM LEAD, NICKEL PLATED. 1 PIECE.4 OZ AV" "AV" OTHER MARKINGS AS ABOVE, BUT ON TOP. .12 SCALE WEIGHT (SET). 4.8 CM. NICKEL PLATED, LEAD. 1 PIECE.8 OZ. AV MARKINGS AS FOR .11. .13 SCALE WEIGHT (SCALE). LEAD (NICKEL PLATE) 1 PIECE. 1 LB "AV" "GR" IN CROWN; "21" M" ON TOP. .14 SCALE WEIGHT (SET). 7.6 CM. NICKEL PLATED LEAD. 1 PIECE. 2 LBS. OTHER MARKINGS AS PER .13.
Subjects
WEIGHTS & MEASURES T&E
Historical Association
PROFESSIONS
BUSINESS
Catalogue Number
P19651563000
Acquisition Date
1965-01
Collection
Museum
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