Old Scale info help...

[DD-777]

Had this old scale in my family for awhile now and figured I might find some help here on the possible age and value. There is no date anywhere on this piece (checked underneath). From the pics you'll see all the info I have on it: Chas. Forschner & Sons - Makers
New Britain, Conn. USA
Capacity 20 Pounds
Made in U.S. of America

Has the "stamp" : Approved/NYC/Type32/Serial1 on top of the dial.
I know the scale came from New York (not made there) and that's about it. Went through 8 pages on Google and all I could come up with were auction sites. I did not see one single scale that looked like this one. It may look a little dirty but otherwise it's in wonderful shape. I'd say it weighs around fifteen pounds and the removable "bowl" looks to be brass. It is still very accurate as well. The only thing wrong with it are the two pieces of glass (each side of the dial) are long gone. Any help with determining the age and value would be greatly appreciated. Thanks again...

 

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[nhbenz]

I think its for a butchers shop (Sam on the Brady Bunch had a similar one). This allowed the customer and butcher to both see the weight. Yours is older than Sam's. Could be 1920's?

 

[creskol]

That is a neat old store scale, used for weighing anything from produce to nails. Date wise, I would guess anywhere from the late 1800's to early 1900's. Here is one that is similar in nature, along with discussion as to its value, etc.

Hope this helps some.

 

[Gypsy Heart]

Very cool! , Forschner was a family-owned business, founded in 1855. that made butcher scales.In 1937 Swiss Army knives replaced butcher scales in its product lineup after it was sold in 1957.

 

[jimbob450]

I found info on a scale very simalar to yours .
It also is a Forschner scale and the base is the
same shape as yours. It is a butcher scale and
has a round flat top. The scale goes up to 32 lbs.
It is 18"long by 9" tall.It has the same dail and
weighs20 lbs. It was mfg. in 1855..Hope that
helps.Jimbob

 

[DD-777]

I think its for a butchers shop (Sam on the Brady Bunch had a similar one). This allowed the customer and butcher to both see the weight. Yours is older than Sam's. Could be 1920's?

 

[DD-777]

That is a neat old store scale, used for weighing anything from produce to nails. Date wise, I would guess anywhere from the late 1800's to early 1900's. Here is one that is similar in nature, along with discussion as to its value, etc.

Hope this helps some.

Creskol, thanks for the info! That little article/note is a good read as well.

 

[DD-777]

Very cool! , Forschner was a family-owned business, founded in 1855. that made butcher scales.In 1937 Swiss Army knives replaced butcher scales in its product lineup after it was sold in 1957.

Thanks Gypsy! Butcher scales to swiss-army knives - talk about re-tooling a plant...

 

[DD-777]

I found info on a scale very simalar to yours .
It also is a Forschner scale and the base is the
same shape as yours. It is a butcher scale and
has a round flat top. The scale goes up to 32 lbs.
It is 18"long by 9" tall.It has the same dail and
weighs20 lbs. It was mfg. in 1855..Hope that
helps.Jimbob

JimBob, many thanks on the added info! Am I searching the right places by using Google? Is there a "better" search engine out there? I literally looked at a bunch of pages of sites but couldn't find anything that directly took me to a Forschner site...

 

[MSgtUSAF]

Actually, I think this is a Baker's scale, used for measuring flour and other things because of the type of bowl it has. An uncle had a bakery and donut shop and had a few like this.

MSgt