Platform Scale
name: label: maker
content: E. and T. Fairbanks and Company
notes: label: Description
content: Black iron balance with a platform measuring 10” x 12” and a nickel-plated double beam marked “FAIRBANKS.” The upper beam measures pounds from 0 to 5, by ounces; the lower beam measures pounds from 0 to 70.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Vermont, Saint Johnsbury
topic: label: Subject
content: Weights & Measures
setName: label: See more items in
content: Medicine and Science: Chemistry
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: CH.337153
label: catalog number
content: 337153
label: accession number
content: 1979.0026
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Platform Scale
label: Object Type
content: Scales
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: scale: 34.4 cm x 36 cm x 44 cm; 13 9/16 in x 14 3/16 in x 17 5/16 in
label: Measurements
content: platform: 30.5 cm x 26 cm; 12 in x 10 1/4 in
label: Measurements
content: overall: 13 1/2 in x 14 in x 16 1/2 in; 34.29 cm x 35.56 cm x 41.91 cm