Scale

Object/Artifact

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Toronto's First Post Office

Name/Title

Scale

Entry/Object ID

2007.3.15.1-3

Tags

Weights and Measures

Description

One scale with wooden base; painted black; with four wooden feet; brass scale with one round plate with round concentric depressions, one flat square plate; ornate base of scale contains steel needle; 2.1-5: brass, round, flat nesting weights as follows: "1/2 lb"; "4 ozs"; "2 oz"; "1/2 oz"; "1/4 oz"; 3.1-2: brass, cylindrical weights as follows: "50 g"; "20 g"; "10"; c. 1860.

Dimensions

Width

22.1 cm

Depth

10.71 cm

Dimension Notes

.1: 22.1 x 10.7 x 10.5; .2.1: 5.4 Ø at top; .2.2: 4.2 Ø at top; .2.3: 3.6 Ø at top; .2.4: 2.3 Ø at top; .2.5: 1.8 Ø at top; .3.1: 1.8 Ø at top x 2.9 h; .3.2: 1.4 Ø at top x 2.1 h; .3.3: 1.1 Ø at top x 1.7 h

Update Date

October 28, 2021