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- E. & T. Fairbanks & Co. Measure -
- Collections - Artifact
E. & T. Fairbanks & Co. Measure
- Detecto-Lette Infant Scale, circa 1940 -
- circa 1940
- Collections - Artifact
Detecto-Lette Infant Scale, circa 1940
- Complete Set of Colonial Weights and Measures Used in the Town Hall of Alexandria, Virginia, 1920-1922 -
- 1920-1922
- Collections - Artifact
Complete Set of Colonial Weights and Measures Used in the Town Hall of Alexandria, Virginia, 1920-1922
- Bathroom Scale, 2003 - Starting in the early 1980s--and already established as an internationally recognized architect--Michael Graves began to pursue a parallel career as a product designer. Over the following three and a half decades he and his collaborators designed everything from humble household goods to limited edition luxury items for clients as diverse as Steuben, Alessi, Target, J. C. Penney, and Disney.
- 2003
- Collections - Artifact
Bathroom Scale, 2003
Starting in the early 1980s--and already established as an internationally recognized architect--Michael Graves began to pursue a parallel career as a product designer. Over the following three and a half decades he and his collaborators designed everything from humble household goods to limited edition luxury items for clients as diverse as Steuben, Alessi, Target, J. C. Penney, and Disney.
- Metric Units of Measurement, 1919 -
- 1919
- Collections - Artifact
Metric Units of Measurement, 1919
- Dairymens Supply Co. Spring Balance, 1912-1921 -
- 1912-1921
- Collections - Artifact
Dairymens Supply Co. Spring Balance, 1912-1921
- Eastman Kodak Co. Studio Scale, 1903-1914 -
- 1903-1914
- Collections - Artifact
Eastman Kodak Co. Studio Scale, 1903-1914
- United States Bureau of Standards Railroad Master Scale Equipment, 1919 - Railroads relied on accurate scales. The weight of a loaded freight car was used to calculate shipping charges. Weight measurements also helped prevent overloading, which could damage the car or track, bridges, and other structures. The large weights in this photo were used by the U.S. Bureau of Standards to verify the accuracy of railroad scales.
- 1919
- Collections - Artifact
United States Bureau of Standards Railroad Master Scale Equipment, 1919
Railroads relied on accurate scales. The weight of a loaded freight car was used to calculate shipping charges. Weight measurements also helped prevent overloading, which could damage the car or track, bridges, and other structures. The large weights in this photo were used by the U.S. Bureau of Standards to verify the accuracy of railroad scales.
- Precision Weights and Measures in a Laboratory at the United States Bureau of Standards, 1919 -
- 1919
- Collections - Artifact
Precision Weights and Measures in a Laboratory at the United States Bureau of Standards, 1919
- Yardstick, from Quality Store, Ionia, Michigan, 1920-1930 -
- 1920-1930
- Collections - Artifact
Yardstick, from Quality Store, Ionia, Michigan, 1920-1930