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Description:

This is a large counter balance with white porcelain cover and stainless steel trim that was designed for use in grocery stores. The fan-shaped dial, reading to parts of an ounce, is marked “NO SPRINGS – HONEST WEIGHT / TOLEDO / REG. U.S. PAT. OFF / COMPUTAGRAM” and “CAPACITY 30 POUNDS.” The Toledo Scale Co. introduced the term “Computagram” in 1930. This example is a Model 1021, with chart parallel to the base.

Date Made: 1930s

Maker: Toledo Computing Scale CompanyToledo Scale Company

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Ohio, Toledo

Subject: Weights & Measures

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Credit Line: Gift of City of New York

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1983.0514.13Catalog Number: 1983.0514.13Accession Number: 1983.0514

Object Name: BalanceObject Type: Scales

Measurements: overall: 76.2 cm x 58.5 cm x 29.2 cm; 30 in x 23 1/16 in x 11 1/2 inoverall: 30 in x 24 in x 11 in; 76.2 cm x 60.96 cm x 27.94 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a0-e6a1-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_607

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