Scale, Platform
Object number92.116.685
Manufacturer
Fairbanks Scales
Mediumcast iron
Credit LineGift of Rosemary Meyerjack Campbell
DescriptionRectangular cast iron platform base doctor's scale painted black.Dimensions55 x 15 x 27 in. (139.7 x 38.1 x 68.6 cm)MarksEmbossed lettering on front end of platform "FAIRBANKS".
Historical NotesDoctor's scale used by Dr. McClelland at his home office at Sunnyledge, his Fifth and Wilkins Avenues mansion in Shadyside.Label TextUsed by Dr. James H. McClelland in his office at his Shadyside mansion “Sunnyledge,” located at Fifth and Wilkins Avenues.
Previous owner
Dr. James Henderson McClelland
(born 1845)
On View
On viewPenn Scale Manufacturing Company, Inc.
The Exact Weight Scale Company
Continental Scale Works
Toledo Scale Company