Postal Scale

Object/Artifact

Sidney Museum and Archives

Name/Title

Postal Scale

Entry/Object ID

2014.049.007

Description

Postal scale Victorian era Gem Postal Scale. Black enamelled pressed steel stenciled with white floral design on top and front. Thin white line around base and up sides. Raised filigree stamped into top of side of scale. “TRINER SCALE & MFG. CO./ CHICAGO, U.S.A./PAT./FEB. 23. 1904/ AND ABROAD”.

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Pearce, Dorothy

Notes

Accession Date: 19-Oct-14 Mode of Acquisition: Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Scale

Nomenclature Class

Weights & Measures T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

postal scale

Created By

Brunckhurst, Elise

Create Date

January 11, 2015

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

May 16, 2025