1877 WINCHESTER GRAIN SCALE FAIRBANKS & SON ST JOHNSBURY VERMONT OLD FARM TOOL

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1877 WINCHESTER GRAIN SCALE FAIRBANKS & SON ST JOHNSBURY VERMONT OLD FARM TOOL
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All brass Winchester Bushel Grain Scale
Made by E & T Fairbanks
of St. Johnsbury Vermont.
There are 3 graduated scales on the beam:
a capacity of 65 pounds per bushel, % of 4 pounds and a total capacity of 4 pounds.
The actual weight of this scale is about 2 pounds 11 ounces.
It has matching numbers on the beam and poise, 4867.
Also stamped on the poise 7-17-24.
This scale balances at about 1/2 ounce above zero.
Patent date on beam December 18, 1877.
This scale is all original and working.
The brass beam measures 14" long.
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FYI
A weighing scale (usually just "scale" in common usage) is a device for measuring the weight of an object. These scales are often used to measure the weight of a person, and are also used in science to obtain the mass of an object, and in many industrial and commercial applications to determine the weight of things ranging from feathers to loaded tractor-trailers.
Weighing scales are also sometimes used to measure force rather than mass.
Some weighing scales such as a Jolly balance (named after Philipp von Jolly who invented the balance about 1874) use a spring with a known spring constant (see Hooke's law) and measure the displacement of the spring by any variety of mechanisms to produce an estimate of the gravitational force applied by the object, which can be simply hung from the spring or set on a pivot and bearing platform. Rack and pinion mechanisms are often used to convert the linear spring motion to a dial reading.
Spring scales typically measure force, which can be measured in units of force such as newtons or pounds-force.
Spring scales typically cannot be used for commercial applications unless their springs are temperature compensated or used at a fairly constant temperature. The spring scales which are legal for commerce can be calibrated for the accurate measurement of mass (the quantity measured for weight in commerce) in the location in which they are used. They can give an accurate measurement in kilograms or pounds for this purpose.
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