Scale
Object number2016.77.109 a,b
Manufacturer
Toledo Scale Company
OriginToledo, OH
MediumMetal; Plastic
Credit LineGift of Brenda Weber
DescriptionMetal and plastic scale and pressure plate. At the top of the scale, on both sides, are two clear plastic windows with white on the inside with black text and a moveable metal hook. The metal hook moves when the pressure plate is pressed on the scale.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth (a,b): 14.5 × 15.625 × 7.25 in. (36.8 × 39.7 × 18.4 cm)Height x Width x Depth (a): 14.5 × 15.625 × 7.25 in. (36.8 × 39.7 × 18.4 cm)
Diameter x Depth (b): 7.25 × 0.375 in. (18.4 × 1 cm)
MarksText on one side of the scale states "TOLDEO / REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. / NO SPRINGS HONEST WEIGHT".
Text in the scale on the white, on both sides, states "TOLEDO SCALE COMPANY TOLEDO OHIO U.S.A. / [lines going across ranging from 0 to 3 and ounces in between]."
Text under the flat metal (b) states "TOLEDO SCALE COMPANY / TOLEDO, OHIO. U.S.A. / MODEL 1604AP / CAP. 3-LB / FACTORY NO. 3100-0-014 / SERIAL NO. 6 / THIS DEVICE IN MANUFACTURED UNDER ONE OR / MORE OF THE FOLLOWING UNITED STATES LETTERS / PATENT: - DES. 107.526 - 1.725.498 - 1.725.503 / 1.768.478 - 1.773.333 - 1.875.278 - 1.864.787 / 1.869.425 - 1.954.205 - 1.954.207 - 2.124.357 / 2.217.243 - 2.272.141 - 2.310.493 - 2.368.984 / PATENTS PENDING / 26496".
Historical NotesPart of a collection of pieces made by the Jackson China Company. These were collected by the donor’s parents Marilyn and Wallace Weber. Collected to document a local industry and company.
Collector
Marilyn Weber
Collector
Wallace Weber
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