Artist/Maker
American Machine Company
Scale
1885-1900
Place madePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North America
Iron, paint, brass, paper
Overall: 5 7/8 x 5 1/8 x 6 in. ( 14.9 x 13 x 15.2 cm )
INV.765
DescriptionCast iron postal scale; faded paper label on front; rectangular brass plate register.Markingscast: into base: "American Mach. Co./Philada/Perfection/Postal Scale"
cast: into counter weight: "PAT. SEPT. 1 1885"
ClassificationsTRADE TOOLS & EQUIPMENT
H.W. Mortimer & Company
1780–1800
1910.30a-h
Colt Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Company
1855-1860
1940.7a-f