Postal Letter

1883 Fairbanks Postal Office Scale adx jpg

Summary: one is a candlestick spring scale of a type that was marketed until the 1870s Below that is an English Roberval balance scale of a type that was marketed until around 1940 To the left is a Fairbanks letter balance scale of a type that was patented in 1876 advertised by 1878 To the right is an 1883 ad for a Fairbanks post office package scale

Image Dimensions: 972 x 576