Object ID:
1998.74
Title:
Postal scale with braille and print numbering
Description:
Postal scale with braille and print increments; stamped on frame, "Hamilton Scales".
Dimensions:
H-5.375 W-4.125 D-2.5 inches
Date:
ca. 1922
Made by:
Hamilton Scales
Provenance:
There is no record of how this artifact was received. Rates for first class mail and air mail help date the scale between 1918 and 1924. The Hamilton Scale Corporation was founded in 1921. It is likely a postal scale used in the APH office.
Credit Line:
Museum Collection, 1998.74
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Scale with braille readout
Scale with braille readout