Scale, Balance
Object number95.78.80
Manufacturer
Newark Scale Works, Inc.
Date1939
MediumSteel; Glass
Credit LineGift of Byron Forrester Meyer Jr.
DescriptionOHAUS-style black painted steel balance scale.Dimensions6.26 x 6 x 14 in. (15.9 x 15.2 x 35.6 cm)MarksEmbossed on bottom of each scale plates: "The Newark Scale Works, Inc., Newark, NJ." Metal label on base of scale reads: "Newark Scale Works Inc., Newark, NJ. OHAUS."
Historical NotesBalance scale used by Byron F. Meyer, Sr., a chemist at Mellon Institute in the 1920s and 1930s.Label TextAndrew and R.B. Mellon sought to unite business and academia. To improve their business interests, the Mellon brothers brought chemist Robert Duncan to Pittsburgh in 1906 through the invitation of University of Pittsburgh Chancellor Samuel B. McCormick. This partnership produced the Mellon Institute, a research facility that linked academia and industry. Other Mellon financed companies, such as Alcoa, followed suit and opened research and development departments. As the 20th century progressed, those companies that emphasized research had an increased chance at success. George Westinghouse understood this, his on-going battle with Thomas Edison over the development of electrical current and other scientific inquiries reinforced the importance of R&D. The Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company’s extensive research into the Mazda incandescent lamp (light bulbs) is displayed in the journal of employee R.L. Hunt.
Related person
Byron F. Meyer Sr.
Related institution
Carnegie Mellon University
Related institution
OHAUS Corporation
Subjects
Terms
On View
On viewFairbanks Scales
The Torsion Balance Company
Parke-Davis
The Exact Weight Scale Company
Penn Scale Manufacturing Company, Inc.
