Scale, Balance
- Object Name:
- Scale, Balance
- Object ID:
- 1991.045.17
- Creator:
- Nesbitt, John, Limited
Manufacturer - Place of Origin:
- Manchester, England
- Date:
- 1920-1950
- Description:
- Yarn balance, small, brass. In box. Used by Philias Dubuc for textile inspection.
A. Box, 6"w x 3.5"d x 1.25"h. Purple pebbled imitation leather covering. Blue velvet interior. Hinged lid with gold stamped lettering: "YARN ASSORTING BALANCE / John Nesbitt / LIMITED / 42. MARKET ST. MANCHESTER"
B. Brass balance, base is 2.375" h x 2.25"w x 1" diameter base,
C. Brass plate, 0.875" square, stamped: "LIN / ENG / J. NESBITT LTD / MANCHESTER" (for linen)
D. Brass plate, 1.625" square, stamped as above except "WOOL" replaces "LIN"
E. Brass plate, 2.375" square, stamped as above except "COT" replaces "LIN" (for cotton) - Material:
- Metal
Wood
Brass
Textile
Velvet - Dimensions:
- H-1.25 W-6 D-3.5 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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