Postal Scale
Postal Scale
- Description
- The “HAMILTON SCALES” inscription on this small postal scale is that of Hamilton Specialties, Inc., a firm in Randolph, Mass., that specialized in small scales for home and office use.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Postal Scale
- Object Type
- Scales
- Measurements
- platform: 2 in x 3 in; 5.08 cm x 7.62 cm
- overall: 14 cm x 12 cm x 6.4 cm; 5 1/2 in x 4 3/4 in x 2 1/2 in
- overall: 5 5/8 in x 4 7/8 in x 3 in; 14.2875 cm x 12.3825 cm x 7.62 cm
- ID Number
- CH.336640
- accession number
- 1978.0599
- catalog number
- 336640
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- Medicine and Science: Chemistry
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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