Scale
Object number2001.1.2 a-c
Manufacturer
Continental Scale Works
MediumMetal; Plastic; Paper
Credit LineGift of Carol Goldblum
DescriptionCast iron baby scale wtih base, counterweight, and baby cradle.Dimensions17 x 1.5 x 6.5 in. (43.2 x 3.8 x 16.5 cm)Marksa) Along edge of base, "Continental Scale Works, Chicago, Ill." "302-1" on bottom of base.
Historical NotesThis scale was used by Dr. Albert Goldblum at his office in the Hill District.Label TextIn three of his plays about the Hill District, Fences; Joe Turner’s Come and Gone; and Seven Guitars, August Wilson refers to “Doc Goldblum.” Dr. Albert Goldblum (c907-1968), a 1930 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, was a general practitioner in the Hill District for thirty years. In the early 1960s, he returned to training to become a dermatologist, and practiced in Oakland. This baby scale and the reflector were used in his medical practice.
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Penn Scale Manufacturing Company, Inc.
Fairbanks Scales
Toledo Scale Company
c. 1950
