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Medium:
metal; finish
Dimensions:
Height x Width x Depth: 1 × 3 1/8 × 3 1/8 in. (2.54 × 7.94 × 7.94 cm)
Type:
Mail Processing Equipment
Place:
United States of America
Date:
c. 1930
Description:
10-1 ½ lb - 100 weight plate with slot to fit weight hanger and ridges to nest with other weight plates. Used on the Fairbanks Company platform scale with 500-pound capacity -- this steelyard type scale has loose weights that are suspended from the short arm of the beam.
Object number:
2009.2015.1.5
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National Postal Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8035179d7-ba73-4cfb-a0f9-3cd1daaaf4bc
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_2009.2015.1.5