The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-07
Y GLOBE WEDNESDAY MORNING. JUNE I.
Vermont at the Centennial.

The great exhibit Of scales made by
Meesrs. Fairbanks in machinery hall covers
space of 2, 664 square feet, while In agri-
cultural hall they have q fac display Of
stock, grain, cheese factory, and butter
scales About thirty per cent. of the man.
ufactures of Messrs. Fairbanks are for ex.
port, and are graduated to the standard of
almost all nations where scales are used.
They have on exhibition here scales gradu-
ated to the kilogrammes of France, the
lbras of spain, The skalpunds of Sweden,
the pools of Russia, the pfunds OF Prussia,
the pupdB of Denmark, the okas of Turkey
aud the cuities of China, the two latter
with beams graduated in the curious char
acters Of their respective countries. They
also exhibit platform scale calculated for
| the South American trade, with double
beam. one graduated for French and the
other for Spanish weights. They have
also sezs ID the opportunity to endeavor TO
popularze the metric or decimal system of
weights having for the free use of the
public platform scale graduated in pounds
| on one beam and on the other graduated In
the kilogrammes and hec,ogramme of the
metric system. All who desire it are
weighed on this scale, and are presented
with card on which their weight is in.
scfibed in each system. The card also
gives the tables of the two systems. by
this means the public are enabled
to compare the relative value of the two
systematic compare the defects of the
sy stem in use with the advantages Of the
| ,Natfsof ox IF ey..;ohta l,
which has already been appointed by mos
of the governments of Europe. The Fair
banks company exhibit no gaudily finished
or highly decorated scales, but claim tha
the working parts of their scales are finished
with the greatest possible care and precis
ion and that by the use of their paten
steel, combining great hardness with
tough quality heretofore unattained, the,
are enabled to make scales more sensitiv,
and delicate ia action, aud more durable
The Fairbanks company have also on ex
hbitiOn Gt is in practical operation all day
large machine Tor weighing and testing
The tensile strength of iron, steel, wir
rope, chnu, etc; also the reflections o
iron bars and beams and the resistance +
crushing of woods, bricks, mortars
cement, stone, and building materials o
all kinds; the power being 50 great that
boy twelve years of age can easily produc
a steady strain of $4,000 pounds on III
platform.
The Brandon manufacturing company
of Brandon, Vt, show over one hundre
different varieties and sizes of the in
proved Howe standard scales, with n
more finish on them than there IS on thos
sold from the factory. But they also sho,
a number OF scales which are very hanC
somely and deliberately finished, the woot
work being of rosewood, birds-eye maple
satin-wood, redwood, tulip, mahogany, IAN
other costly woods, while the beams an
iron work are finely plated in both silvt
and gold.
Near the center of the exhibit stands
large, beautiful, and highly finished coli
marble table, blue-mottled in shade, frol
) quarries in West Rutland, Vt. On tn
I table Is placed patent drop lever seal,
= elega'ly finished in black and gold platini
and probably one of the prettiest scales, ,
look at, ever manufactured. Among IL
more important forms of the improve
: Howe scales exhibited by the company al
e postuillce and counter scales, of which II
working parts, the sharp knife edges en-
, the beanngs, are all irClosed in 8 paier
frame, protecting them from dust, dir
: | and oil,