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Manufacturer:
Triner Scales and Manufacturing Company  Search this
Medium:
metal
Dimensions:
Height x Width: 5 x 3 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (12.7 x 8.89 x 24.13 cm) Weight: 2.8 lb.
Type:
Mail Processing Equipment
Date:
1954
Description:
Black and bronze scale with one center beam; the beam has a bronze squarish base and 19 poise notches; on both sides of the balance assembly is an orange sticker: "Triner Airmail Accuracy Scale" and on the PR side is a maintenance sticker: "Scales within maintenance tolerance by, date 5/11/67, POD label III Jan 1965"; on the back of the balance assembly is "Property of USPO Dept. 1954, Triner scale & MFG, Co. Chicago, ILL."; the beam rest within a loop post.
Object number:
1984.0798.101
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Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm862a1eb69-efa7-47d9-b3d9-6470e35c8296
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_1984.0798.101