Sentinel Scale
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Caption
Harold L. van Doren American, 1895–1957. Sentinel Scale, 1930–1940. Plastic, metal, 15 7/8 x 17 7/8 x 15 3/4 in. (40.3 x 45.4 x 40 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Anonymous gift in honor of Sam Marcy, 1998.143.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1998.143.1_bw.jpg)
Designer
Manufacturer
Title
Sentinel Scale
Date
1930–1940
Geography
Place manufactured: Toledo, Ohio, United States
Medium
Plastic, metal
Classification
Dimensions
15 7/8 x 17 7/8 x 15 3/4 in. (40.3 x 45.4 x 40 cm)
Markings
Marked on metal frame around front window, raised (unpainted) lettering against black-painted ground: "NO SPRINGS HONEST WEIGHT / TOLEDO / TRADE MARKS REGISTERED U.S. PATENT OFFICE" On metal frame around back window, raised (unpainted) lettering against black-painted ground: "NO SPRINGS HONEST WEIGHT / TRADE MARKS REG. TOLEDO U.S. PATENT OFFICE" On yellow inspection sticker affixed to back below window, printed in black: "J F M A M J J A S [punched out hole] N D / 19[punched hole]6 1987 198[number worn off] / CITY OF ERIE / BUREAU OF WEIG[letters worn off] / AND MEASURE[letters worn off] / INSPECTED by [printed line filled in with name that is too worn to read] / DO NOT DETACH OR / DEFACE UNDER PENALTY" On top of scale's body (below tray), raised plastic: 4 identical symbols (possibly logo), one in each corner, consisting of a circle containing a large "T" with vertical bar bisected by horizontal bar, from each end of this bar hangs a solid semicircular form resembling an old-fashioned hanging or basket scale.
Credit Line
Anonymous gift in honor of Sam Marcy
Accession Number
1998.143.1
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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