Manufacturer:

Fairbanks Scale Company  Search this

User:

Post Office Department, (1792-1971)  Search this

Medium:

metal

Dimensions:

Height x Width x Depth: 7 3/4 x 18 x 7 in. (19.69 x 45.72 x 17.78 cm)

Type:

Mail Processing Equipment

Place:

United States of America

Date:

after 1863

Description:

Fairbanks 4-pound capacity postal scale [used after 1863].

4-pound limit after 1863 Behind TTC-6 & 10

Topic:

Civil War and Reconstruction (1860-1877)  Search this

Object number:

1992.2002.903

See more items in:

National Postal Museum Collection

On View:

Currently on exhibit at the National Postal Museum

Data Source:

National Postal Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm81ca16d52-6132-447e-b6fe-f5c39a59a3f5

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npm_1992.2002.903