overall: 8 3/16 in x 8 7/16 in x 18 1/2 in; 20.79625 cm x 21.43125 cm x 46.99 cm
overall: 7 3/4 in x 18 1/2 in x 8 3/8 in; 19.685 cm x 46.99 cm x 21.2725 cm
Object Name:
Balance
Object Type:
Patent Model
Scales
Place made:
United States: Connecticut, Bridgeport
Date made:
1885
Description:
Patent model for Ernest C. Bankwitz, “Weighing-Scale,” U.S. Patent 331,020 (Nov. 24, 1885). Bankwitz, a machinist in Bridgeport, Conn., claimed that his counter scale was “extremely sensitive” as well as “simple in construction, economical in cost, durable, and always ready for use.”
