Scale, Balance
- Object Name:
- Scale, Balance
- Object ID:
- 1991.045.15
- Creator:
- Brown & Sharpe Manufacturing Company
Manufacturer - Place of Origin:
- Providence, RI
- Date:
- 1925-1930
- Description:
- Cloth scale used by Philias Dubuc for textile inspection, made by Brown & Sharpe Manufacturing Company, Providence, RI, 1925-1930.
A. Cast metal base and arm support, painted black with gold stencilled leaves. 6.75" h x 7.25" w x 4" d. Spirit level built into base
B. Stainless steel balance arm, 8.6" long, stamped "Brown & Sharpe Mfg. Co. / Providence, R.I. U.S.A. / B • S / TRADE MARK / 980"
C. Plated metal pan for holding cloth samples, 4.25" x 2.6"
D. Pan holder
E. Weight holder - Material:
- Metal
Steel - Dimensions:
- H-6.75 W-8.6 D-4 inches
- Provenance:
- Philias Napoleon Dubuc (1894-1959) was born in Franklin, NH, and grew up in Pittsfield, NH. He served in France during WWI, then worked in New England textile mills. During WWII, he was a government inspector of textiles, and also designed textiles, including some patterns incorporating his name (.24).
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Madeline Dubuc Hammond and Muriel Dubuc Lynch
- People:
- Dubuc, Philias N. (1894-1959)
- Subjects:
- Scales, Textile industry
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