Scale, Postal
- Object Name:
- Scale, Postal
- Object ID:
- 1963.040
- Creator:
- J. Cooke & Sons
- Place of Origin:
- London, England
- Date:
- 1875-1900
- Description:
- Letter scale. Brass and steel. Hanging counter-balance. Body is off-set pendulum that changes orientation when letter is hung from top hole in body. Pivoting pointer with large end that stays vertical and points to different ounce numbers on the circular dial incised on side of body. Name stamped in body: "J. COOKE & SONS / MAKERS LONDON". Scale dial contains numbers "0, 1/2, 1, 1 1/2, 2 oz". Lines on dial for number markings. Dial contains concentric lines; two narrow ones at outside, single line at base of numbers, and two narrow lines together for decorative center. Steel loop with two narrow necks bent over opposite each other from hanging loop. Circular brass band for hanging, with narrow brass neck and brass rivet with pivot point for hanging.
- Material:
- Metal
Brass
Steel - Dimensions:
- H-5.55 W-2.2 D-0.1 inches Weight-0.741 oz
- Provenance:
- Belonged to Colonel Alcott Farrar Elwell (1866-1962), East Hebron, NH.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Mrs. Alcott Farrar Elwell
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