Scale

Object number2012.92.2 a-j

Date1910-1957

MediumSteel, paint

Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Edward W. Jew, Jr.

DescriptionBaby scale with seven weights and weigh pan.Dimensionsa) 26.625" L, 13.00" W, 14.00" H
b) 12.50" L, 0.125" W
c) 5.50" H, 8.750" Circum.
d) 1.125" H, 9.50" Circum.
e) 1.125" H, 9.50" Circum.
f) 0.625" H, 9.50" Circum.
g) 0.625" H, 9.50" Circum.
h) 0.437" H, 8.25" Circum.
i) 0.375" H, 6.625" Circum.
j) 21.750" L, 12.50" W, 4.375" H
Inscriptions(d)
Reads: "10 LBS / 1 1/2" on the top.

(e)
Reads: "10 LBS / 1 1/2" on the top.

(f)
Reads: "5 LBS / 3/4" on the top.

(g)
Reads: "5 LBS / 3/4" on the top.

(h)
Reads: "2 LBS / .3" on the top.

(i)
Reads: "1 LB / .15" on the top.
Marks(a)
Painted on base "FAIRBANKS / SCALES".

(c)
"KV18".
Historical NotesBaby scale and weights used by Henry Darby Jew a local doctor and grandfather of donor Edward W. Jew, Jr. Henry Darby Jew was born in England in 1865, and came to America when he was 21. He arrived in Scranton, Pennsylvania, before making his way to Pittsburgh to work as a janitor in a mill. He married a German woman named Katherine Wolf, and while he worked in the mill she saved up their money eventually purchasing several properties and renting them out. With this income, Jew was able to attend medical school at the University of Pittsburgh, which he graduated from in 1909. His wife also helped him through school by reading his medical books to him as he had one glass eye from an accident that occurred when he was 16. Upon graduating first in his class at the age of 44; he worked at the Irene Kaufmann Settlement House before opening his own practice. He was a general practitioner in the Mt. Oliver area of town and did not retire until he was 90. Henry began a tradition that has continued for three successive generations: his son Edward W. Jew, grandson Edward W. Jew, Jr. (donor) and great-grandson Edward W. Jew III, have all attended Pitt Medical School and have gone on to practice medicine in the Pittsburgh region.

Previous owner Henry Darby Jew (born 1865)

Related institution Irene Kauffmann Settlement (Founded 1911)

Related institution Irene Kauffman Center

Related person Katherine Wolf

Related institution University of Pittsburgh

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