Collection Highlights
Armchair
Date:
1785-1789
Object Number:
1916.7
Medium:
Mahogany; pine, poplar
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Scale
Object Number:
INV.765
Date:
1885-1900
Medium:
Iron, paint, brass, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 7/8 x 5 1/8 x 6 in. ( 14.9 x 13 x 15.2 cm )
Marks:
cast: into base: "American Mach. Co./Philada/Perfection/Postal Scale"
cast: into counter weight: "PAT. SEPT. 1 1885"
Description:
Cast iron postal scale; faded paper label on front; rectangular brass plate register.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
