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OBJECT TYPE: COUNTER/DOUBLE BEAM/POSTAL
DATE: 1930
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.1225.001

MANUFACTURER: Canadian Fairbanks-Morse Co. Ltd.
MODEL: HT129
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: B14025
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: IRON SUPPORT & WEIGHTS/ BRASS ARMS & PAN

Dimensions

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

Length: 56.0 cm
Width: 27.0 cm
Height: 29.0 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: Fairbanks Morse
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY STARTING IN 1950'S WHEN FORESTRY BRANCH FORMED (SEE MARKINGS)
Canada: MANUFACTURED & USED IN CANADA
Function: USED TO WEIGH LETTERS OR PACKAGES BEING SENT THROUGH THE POSTAL SYSTEM. CAN BE USED TO WEIGH ANY ITEM FROM.5 OZ. TO 15 LB. BUT MADE SPECIALLY FOR THE POSTAL SERVICE
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: DECAL ON STAND: 'FAIRBANKS-MORSE'/ MOLDED IN BASE SUPPORT: 'HT129'/ MOLDED IN BOTTOM OF SMALLER WEIGHT: 'H84A'/ STENCILLED ON LARGER WEIGHT: 'F B'/ ON FRONT BAR: 'B14025/ [GRADUATIONS OF ONE HALF OZ.WITH MARKINGS EVERY SECOND OZ TO 14; LB. MARKINGS FROM 1 TO 5]'/ BACK BAR: '0 5 10 LBS/ MADE IN CANADA'
Missing: N/A
Finish: BASE WEIGHTS PAINTED DARK, GLOSSY GREY/ VARNISHED BRASS
Decoration: STAND HAS DECORATIVE SHAPE

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Canadian Fairbanks-Morse Co. Ltd., Scale, circa 1930, Artifact no. 1988.1225, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1988.1225.001/

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