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Description:

Large counter balance with a gold finish, cylindrical scale, and oval glass commodity plate. The word “STIMPSON” appears in large painted letters near the top.

Walter Franklin Stimpson (1870-1942) obtained a U.S. patent (#543,323) for a computing scale on July 23, 1895. This example was probably made by the Stimpson Computing Scale Co., in Louisville, Ky., in the 1920s.

Date Made: 1920s

Maker: Stimpson Computing Scale Company

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Kentucky, Louisville

Subject: Weights & Measures

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Credit Line: Gift of City of New York

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1983.0514.26Catalog Number: 1983.0514.26Accession Number: 1983.0514

Object Name: BalanceObject Type: Scales

Measurements: overall: 76.2 cm x 47 cm x 56.5 cm; 30 in x 18 1/2 in x 22 1/4 inoverall: 29 3/8 in x 18 3/8 in x 20 in; 74.6125 cm x 46.6725 cm x 50.8 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a0-e3e3-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_620

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