Balance scale consisting of a horizontal bar balanced on two vertical supports. The base is shaped like an arrowhead. A round, wire holder hangs from a hook on one end of the bar. The center of the bar is marked with hash lines.
Context
Made by Fairbanks Scales in St. Johnsbury, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
2021.28
Source or Donor
Kennedy, Peter
Acquisition Method
Gift
Credit Line
From the Collection of Edmund Kennedy, Jr.
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Fairbanks Scales
Date made
1878
Place
Town
St. Johnsbury
County
Caledonia County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
North America
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Balance
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Scale
Nomenclature Class
Weights & Measures T&E
Nomenclature Category
Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology
