Silver Forums at 925-1000.com

2209patrick: co-admin; Posts: 3551; Joined: Fri Feb 10, 2006 9:53 pm; Location: Land of Lincoln, USA

Postby 2209patrick » Fri Jun 15, 2007 7:30 pm

This item was made by Gorham in 1891.
It's 6.5 inches (16.51 cm) high.
What was it used for?

Pat.
.

dragonflywink: co-admin; Posts: 2428; Joined: Wed Jun 22, 2005 10:42 am; Location: Orlando, Florida; Contact:
Contact dragonflywink

Website

Postby dragonflywink » Fri Jun 15, 2007 8:26 pm

Postal scale.

~Cheryl
.

2209patrick: co-admin; Posts: 3551; Joined: Fri Feb 10, 2006 9:53 pm; Location: Land of Lincoln, USA

Postby 2209patrick » Fri Jun 15, 2007 9:08 pm

Yes Cheryl, it's a postal scale.
The small clip holds one corner of the letter to be weighed.

Pat.
.

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 3 guests

www.925-1000.com