Grocery Scale

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The Great Bend Museum

Name/Title

Grocery Scale

Entry/Object ID

2023.02.02

Description

Large stimpson grocery scale - top measurement glass is surrounded by brass - cast iron coated base. scale has white granite surface. Tag says patent date 8-20-1907 "Stimpson Computing Scale" - 10 lbs General Store Scale sits on 3 cast iron legs, eights can be seen inside glass in the center. Has green WV sticker on back and has a yellow ohio - Toledo Scale Co. sticker.1946. Has patent tag in center of base.

Acquisition

Accession

2023.02

Source or Donor

Phyllis Fox

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