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- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV997.28.1
- Description
- Balance-beam scale with four weights. Scale has a black, metal body, with a rounded, bronze-coloured removable pan on the left side and a black, circular scale plate on the right side. Gold-coloured, rectangular ruler is attached to the front, with incised text, and a black weight attached to the centre. Four, ciruclar, black, metal weights accompany the item. Scale base and weights are worn.
- Classification
- Weights and Measurements Tools and Equipment - Scales
- Marks/Labels
- "BLAIR SCALE CO. TORONTO" incised horizontally on gold-coloured ruler, attached to scale. Incised 0 to 16 oz. above name of manufacturer. "No. 26 (?)" incised at bottom right corner of metal ruler, below measurement lines. "TECO" and "4 LBS" embossed on black metal body of the scale, on horizontal base bar. "D E" printed in black on partial piece of red label, below weigh scale on black, metal base. "[ill. in photograph] IMPERIAL [ill.] / 4 lb" embossed at centre of round, black weight. "CANADA / 3 / PO" embossed at centre of round, black weight. "2" embossed at centre of round, black weight. "1" embossed at centre of round, black weight.
- Measurements
- Approx. 25 cm height x 36 cm length
- Maker
- Blair Scale Company
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- Ontario
- Site/City Made
- Toronto
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