Accession Number: 1992.260.6
Description: Postal scale has a nickel-plated brass bar that is notched and numbered on both sides for 1-9 ounces. Tin-plate body is painted black. A worn label on both front and back has wing design and probably had "Triner Air Mail Accuracy Scale" printed on it. "Triner Scale & Mfg. Co., Chicago, Ill., Patents Pending" is stamped on end below pan.
Height: 5
Width: 9.25
Depth: 4.25
Date Made: [before 1950]
Place of Origin: Chicago, IL
Collection: APH Collection
History/Provenance: APH Collection
Credit Line: APH Collection, 1992.260
Subjects: Postal service rates Scales Weights & measures
Made: Triner Scale
Material: Tinplate, nickel, brass
Updated: 06/24/2021
