Scale
Object number2016.76.32 a,b
Manufacturer
Jacobs Brothers Company, Inc.
OriginNew York, NY
MediumMetal; Paint; Glass; Rubber; Paper; Ink; Adhesive
Credit LineGift of Palace Entertainment
DescriptionHeavy metal scale. Painted gold. Oblong stepped domed base with four integral feet. Tear-drop shaped central column with circular double-sided glass scale window at top. Metal scale bar along front center with integral metal plate on proper right end of base and four-pronged mount on proper left end of base for holding scale scoop/tray. Oil pot on top of base between plate and central column. Scoop/tray is made of silver-tone metal and has rolled top rim.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth (a,b together): 22.25 × 22.5 × 18.375 in. (56.5 × 57.2 × 46.7 cm)Height x Width x Depth (a): 22.25 × 21.375 × 6.125 in. (56.5 × 54.3 × 15.6 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (b): 5.563 × 9.563 × 18.375 in. (14.1 × 24.3 × 46.7 cm)
InscriptionsInside scale window on front at top is text "THIS IS / CORRECT / WEIGHT / 0 / OVER / WEIGHT / UNDER / WEIGHT".
Inside scale window on reverse at top is same text "THIS IS / CORRECT / WEIGHT / 0 / UNDER / WEIGHT / OVER / WEIGHT".
On front center of central column is a red applied sticker with black and gold printed text "IMPORTANT / IF THE ABOVE POINTER / SWINGS TOO FAST / OR TOO SLOW / THIS / OIL POT / MUST BE / 3/4 FULL / OF OIL / SIMPLY TURN THIS / NUT IN OIL POT / OIL POT IS ON / BASE BELOW".
Center scale bar has engraved white numbers along scale.
MarksOn reverse center of central column is embossed text "... APPROVED / REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. / DETECTO-GRAM / HAIRLINE ACCURACY / PATENTS PENDING / M'F'D' BY THE / JACOBS BROS. / CO., INC. / SCALES / NEW YORK, N.Y. / SERIAL NO. 1142".
On right end of center scale bar "DETECTOGRAM / HAIRLINE ACCURACY / PAT APPLIED FOR / MADE IN U.S.A."
On front of base at center "DETECTO-GRAM / HAIRLINE ACCURACY".
On reverse of base at center is partial text "PATENTS PENDING / ...CTO-..."
On underside of base is black stamped text "INSPECTED BY No. 126 / ...31" [numbers are difficult to read].
Historical NotesPart of a collection covering the history of Kennywood Park in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, that was transferred to the Heinz History Center. The collection documents both the general history of the park and the experiences of the people who worked there, documenting Kennywood’s long role as a source of summer employment for generations of high school and college students in the Pittsburgh region.
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