Patent Model - Counter-Scale
Maker and role
Frederick Scheurer (b.1818, d.1900), Patentee
Production date
Jul 10 1855
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Tin, iron, brass, paint
Measurements
7 3/4 x 11 1/2 x 4 3/8" (19.7 x 29.2 x 11.1cm)
Description
The nature of Scheurer's invention "consists in the combination of two scale beams, whose outer arms are connected together by a frame which carries the scale upon which the goods to be weighed are placed and whose inner arms are connected together through links with the scale to reeive the weight, said scales for receiving the goods and the weight to be situated directly one above the other." (Patent Number 13,232)
Collection
Object number
2015.14.147a-c
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