Coin-Operated Person Scale Made by W&T Avery.
- Made:
- 1937
- maker:
- W and T Avery Limited
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LicenseCoin-operated person scale, model number A648
Science Museum Group Collection
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Coin-operated person scale, model number A648
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Coin-operated person scale, model number A648
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Coin-operated person scale, model number A648
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Coin-operated person scale, model number A648
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Coin-operated person scale, model number A648
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Coin-operated person scale, model number A648
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Coin-operated person scale, model number A648
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Coin-operated person scale, model number A648
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Coin-operated person scale, model number A648
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Coin-operated person scale, model number A648
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Coin-operated person scale, model number A648
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Coin-operated person scale, model number A648
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Coin-operated person scale, model number A648
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Coin-operated person scale, model number A648, made by W&T Avery in 1937. A new cash box was added in 1964.
The machine is operated by a penny. The ticket printing mechanism is operated by a person's weight.
The machine prints the person's weight in pounds and fortune on a ticket.
Includes the inscriptions:
“Take Home a Printed Record of your Weight & Fortune”
“Step on Platform, insert coin, stand still until ticket drops”
“To Weigh Child, Adult Must First Step On Platform Then Step Off”
Details
- Category:
- Weighing & Measuring
- Object Number:
- 2016-411
- Materials:
- metal (ferrous), metal plated (unknown), glass, enamel and copper (alloy)
- Measurements:
-
overall: 2015 mm x 560 mm x 680 mm, 192 kg
- type:
- weighing scale
- copyright:
- Avery Weigh Tronix Limited
- credit:
- Gift of Avery Weigh-Tronix Ltd
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