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Scale, Spring

Object number2022.14.2

Manufacturer Hanson Scale Company

Date1972-1999

OriginChicago, IL

MediumMetal; Brass; Paint

Credit LineGift of Judith Fesz

DescriptionMetal spring scale. Rectangular green painted body with opening on front showing recessed brass(?) scale face. Scale face has maker information at top with demarcated pound hash marks and numbers in five-pound increments; at bottom is capacity and instructional text; along viewer's right margin is green and red painted indicator. Top has integral ring mount with metal hook through it. Base has mount with hole for hanging object that is being weighed.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 8.625 x 1.5 x 1.375 in. (21.9 x 3.8 x 3.5 cm)
MarksTop of front has text "HANSON / MODEL NO. 892 / MADE IN / CHICAGO, U.S.A."

Bottom of front has text "CAPACITY 25 LBS. / BY 1/2 LB. / PATENTS PENDING / ADJ. SCREW BELOW".
Historical NotesMedical equipment used by Judith Fesz when she worked for the Visiting Nurses Association of Allegheny County. The Visiting Nurses Association of Allegheny County started in 1919 as the Public Health Nursing Association of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In 1948, they incorporated as the Visiting Nurses Association of Allegheny County. The organization is a descendent of the Fruit and Flower Mission, but the organization split from Fruit and Flower and that organization continued its work of visiting the sick and elderly. They were one of only a few home care agencies when they started out. They started hospice serves in 1970 and a stroke group, and they were the first to do home chemo in the 1980s. When Judith Fesz started in 1972, you had to have a bachelor’s degree but they loosened this rule during her time with the organization and when she left in 1999, they had around 700 employees. The organization closed in 2000 because of Medicare financial issues.

Related institution Visiting Nurses Association of Allegheny County (1949 - 2000)

Previous owner Judith Fesz

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