Patented by:

Fairbanks, Thaddeus  Search this

Maker:

E. and T. Fairbanks and Company  Search this

Measurements:

overall: 11 1/2 in x 9 in x 2 in; 29.21 cm x 22.86 cm x 5.08 cm

overall: 8 7/8 in x 12 in x 2 7/8 in; 22.5425 cm x 30.48 cm x 7.3025 cm

Object Name:

Balance

Object Type:

Scales

Date made:

1876

Description:

Patent model for Thaddeus Fairbanks, “Improvement in Weighing-Scale Beams,” U.S. Patent 175,597 (April 4, 1876). Thaddeus Fairbanks (1796-1886) was a founder and proprietor of E. & T. Fairbanks, in St. Johnsbury, Vermont.

Location:

Currently not on view

Subject:

Weights & Measures  Search this

ID Number:

CH.309128.01

Catalog number:

309128.01

Accession number:

89797

Patent number:

175,597

See more items in:

Medicine and Science: Chemistry

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a0-e1c7-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1694