Name/Title
Ornate cast iron tripod based Turnbull family scale, c. 1880s-1890sEntry/Object ID
2005.56.1Description
ACC. NO. 05.56.1
SUBJECT OR CATEGORY: HOUSEHOLD
DATE OR PERIOD: C. 1880'S - 1890'S
OBJECT: SCALE
DESCRIPTION:
A SCALE, WITH ORNATE CAST IRON TRIPOD BASE. CIRCULAR FACE DISPLAYS MEASUREMENTS IN BRASS. DIAL FACE STATES, "TURNBULL'S FAMILY SCALE." WEIGHT MEASURES 8 LBS BY 1/2 oz.
SIZE: H 8"
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS ATTACHED TO THE SCALE: "THIS OLD TURNBULL FAMILY SCALE WAS FOUND IN THE OLD HOME OF DR. GL SCHMIDT, 1059 SANTA CLARA AVENUE. HE LIVED THERE FOR MANY YEARS AND PRACTICED DENTISTRY AT 1115 BROADWAY, OAKLAND. DONATED TO THE ALAMEDA HISTORICAL SOCIETY BY MRS JUNE P OLIVERI."
THIS ITEM HAS BEEN IN THE MUSEUM COLLECTION SINCE 1959 AND NOT CATALOGED UNTIL THIS DATE.
DONOR: JUNE P OLIVERI
CATALOGED: AUGUST 20, 2005