Postal Scale
notes: label: Description
content: The “HAMILTON SCALES” inscription on this small postal scale is that of Hamilton Specialties, Inc., a firm in Randolph, Mass., that specialized in small scales for home and office use.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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.336640
label: accession number
content: 1978.0599
label: catalog number
content: 336640
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Postal Scale
label: Object Type
content: Scales
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: platform: 2 in x 3 in; 5.08 cm x 7.62 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall: 14 cm x 12 cm x 6.4 cm; 5 1/2 in x 4 3/4 in x 2 1/2 in
label: Measurements
content: overall: 5 5/8 in x 4 7/8 in x 3 in; 14.2875 cm x 12.3825 cm x 7.62 cm