Scale

Object/Artifact

-

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Scale

Entry/Object ID

2007.7.515

Description

Scale/Metal/Large Counter Weight on Back with Bottom Hoop Bolted On/Hoop on Top and Bottom/Numbered Ruler on Top and Bottom Bolted Together/Two Cylindrical Sliding Weights on Bottom Ruler/Large Square Sliding Weight on Top Ruler/Engraved/ "McDonald Pitless U.S. Standard Manufactured by Moline Plow Co. Moline, Ill. Protected by U.S. Patents 445269 Jan. 27, 1891 467918 Feb. 2, 1892 489930 Jan. 17, 1893 554983 Feb. 18 1896 720728 Feb. 17, 1903 791568 June 6, 1903 798693 Sept. 5, 1905 804165 Nov. 7 1905."/Labeled/ "McDonald Pitless Made by Moline Plow Co. Moline, Ill."/44 ½"x11"x2".

Collection

Black Archives

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Scale

Nomenclature Class

Weights & Measures T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Dimensions

Height

44-1/2 in

Width

11 in

Depth

2 in

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Jul 15, 2014