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Print, Photographic - Foesch's Store-Hutchinson, MN
Sepia-toned photograph of Foesch's store, 1926, Hutchinson, MN. Four men are pictured: Sam Fickling, Henry Boller, Rev. A. Baur, and Wm. Foesch. Foesch is likely the man second from right. Atop shelves back left are advertising displays for Kellogg's Corn Flakes, Maxwell House coffee, Seedless Sun-Maid Raisins. Canned, bottled, and boxed goods are stocked on the shelves. Karo and Kellogg's labeled products are visible. A variety of buckets ...
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Print, Photographic - Grocery Store-Unidentified
Sepia-toned photograph of an unknown general store with three unidentified men behind the counters. Brand names of boxes and cans pictured include Kellogg's, Quaker, Karo, and VanCamp's, as well as others. A Dayton scale stands on the counter at left, and a coffee bean grinder is center right. Bananas hang from the ceiling center left, affixed to a pulley device seen to the right of a display of straw brooms. A gauzy cloth covers items on a c...
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Scale - Balance beam scale
Balance beam scale manufactured by N.B. Gaston & Sons, Beloit, Wis. U.S.A. c.1898. Eight parts: wall mount bracket, balance arm, round hanging platform, three 10# weights, wall weight holder, hanging weight holder. The scale was used in the Totusek Store in Komensky. The Gaston Scale Factory was founded by Nathan B. Gaston (born March 17, 1810), who had worked in a ;scale factory in Rochester NY before coming to Beloit, Wisconsin with his fa...
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Scale - Even balance scale
Fairbanks Company even balance scale used by G. F. Nemitz Wallpaper & Paint store, Hutchinson, MN in measuring paint ingredients. Cast iron, double beams calibrated to 35# with two weights, pan, round & rectangular platforms. Designed for general commercial uses.
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Scale, Balance - Balance scale
Antique portable steelyard balance scale with moveable weight. A forged iron balance consisting of a scaled arm suspended off center, a ring at one end on which to hang the object being weighed and a counterbalance at the longer end that can be moved to find the weight. Large weight is loose & has hook for hanging. This steelyard was designed so that it could be turned over for use with heavier or lighter loads. Steelyards were used for weighin...
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Scale, Balance - Balance scale
Antique portable steelyard balance scale with moveable weight. A forged iron balance consisting of a scaled arm suspended off center, two hooks at one end on which to hang the object being weighed and a counterbalance at the longer end that can be moved to find the weight. Large weight is loose & has hook for hanging. This steelyard was designed so that it could be turned over for use with heavier or lighter loads. Maker's mark: 100 - P. Rogers, ...
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Scale, Balance - Balance scale
Antique portable steelyard balance scale with moveable weight. A forged iron balance consisting of a scaled arm suspended off center, two at one end on which to hang the object being weighed and a counterbalance at the longer end that can be moved to find the weight. Star on end holding hooks. Steelyards were used for weighing just about anything on the farm or by tradesmen. There was simply no better choice for weighing things in the early day...
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Scale, Balance - Balance scale
Antique portable steelyard balance scale with moveable weight. A forged iron balance consisting of a scaled arm suspended off center, three hooks at one end on which to hang the object being weighed and a counterbalance at the longer end that can be moved to find the weight. Steelyards were used for weighing just about anything on the farm or by tradesmen. There was simply no better choice for weighing things in the early days of our country ...
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Scale, Balance - Steelyard balance scale
Antique portable steelyard balance scale. A forged iron balance consisting of a scaled arm suspended off center, hooks at the shorter end on which to hang the object being weighed and a counterbalance at the longer end that can be moved to find the weight. The moveable weight for this scale is missing. Steelyards were used for weighing just about anything on the farm or by tradesmen. There was simply no better choice for weighing things in t...
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Scale, Dairy - Dairy scale
Hanson Model 60 Dairy Scale, Northbrook, Illinois. Capacity: 60 pounds. Metal spring type scale with round dial face, ring for hanging the scale and hook for hanging item to be weighed. Used on the Wm. & Wallace Warnke livestock farm north of Glencoe. William "Bill" Warnke came to Glencoe in 1920 and established a horse business in partnership with his brother Herman. Shortly after they dissolved this partnership, he went into business for h...
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Scale, Grain - Wagon scale
Harrison Wagon Scale. Made by Hart Grain Weigher Company, Peoria, Illinois. A schematic drawing shows the Harrison Wagon Scale ready to use and indicates a missing part. Housed in wooden boards with metal box of weights attached to the outside. Incomplete. Includes an instruction sheet inside the box. The originator of the grain weigher on threshers was James R. Harrison. Mr. Harrison was born in Princeville, Ill on August 1, 1854, the s...
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Scale, Kitchen - Scale
Household spring scale. 24 pound capacity with ounce indicators. Not legal for trade. Unclear label remnant: ASPCo. Belonged to Fred & Elsie Fruetel Birkholz and was a common household item according to donor Melvin Wolter.
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Scale, Platform - Platform scale
Large Fairbanks platform scale. Brass beam with platform on wheels. Four weights: two 100 lb., one 200 lb. one 500 lb. Made in U.S.A. Has a gold seal of the Minnesota Department of Public Service, Weights & Measures Div. Thaddeus Fairbanks (January 17, 1796 – April 12, 1886) was an American inventor. He was an inventor of heating and cook stoves, cast iron plows, and other items. His greatest success was the invention and manufacture of th...
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Scale, Postal - Fairbanks postal scale
Fairbanks postal scale used in the first Hutchinson Post Office. Slightly curved brass holder; Fairbanks cast iron pedestal and brass balance arm calibrated to 34 oz.; brass weight.
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Scale, Postal - "Little Detective" Postal Scale
"Little Detective" postal scale with tin scoop. Chicago Scale Company. Beam shows postage in cents on any class mail, i.e. letters, merchandise, newspapers. It was advertised in the 1889 U.S. Official Postal Guide as the best office scale ever made with $3.00 price; $3.50 with tin scoop; $3.74 with brass scoop. Had 1.4 oz to 25 lbs capacity.
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Scale, Spring - Scale
Scale with 1.25" iron ring for hanging; weight indicator from 0-50 on the front and a 3" hook on the bottom for hanging things to be weighed. Chatillons, Balance #2, New York, Pat D-Jan. 6, 1891 & Jan. 26, 1892. Not legal for use in trade.
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Scale, Spring - Spring scale
Spring Scale, marked as "C. FORSCHNER'S, Balance No.2, New York." range 0 to 24 pounds. Belonged to Nels Torgrimson, Bergen Township, and was stored in handmade carpenter's chest 2011-0090-001.
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Scale, Spring - Spring scale
Vintage pocket spring balance scale with hanger, spring and hook. Calibrated for 0 - 26 pounds.
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Scale, Spring - Spring scale
Landers Improved Balance No. 2 New York spring scale made of metal. Not legal for use in trade. From the H. J. Weis Leather Goods Store, Stewart, Minnesota. Herman J. Weis was the proprietor. .
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