White enamel painted metal Dectecto-Lette Junior pediatric weight scale consisting of heavy modified figure eight shaped cast iron base attached to central silver painted adjustable scale section and convex rounded rectangle weighing pan; weighing pan is welded and screwed to central vertical beam …
White enamel painted metal Dectecto-Lette Junior pediatric weight scale consisting of heavy modified figure eight shaped cast iron base attached to central silver painted adjustable scale section and convex rounded rectangle weighing pan; weighing pan is welded and screwed to central vertical beam that moves vertically when weight is applied; scale section consists of one graduated horizontal rectangular beam with notched weight measurements from 0 to 10 pounds and large rectangular metal sliding weight, one smaller graduated horizontal rectangular beam with notched weight measurements for ounces and smaller rectangular metal sliding weight, one horizontal metal rod with lockable hexagonal sliding metal piece, and one 12 pound teardrop cast iron weight hanging from end; product logo and manufacturing information appears on proper right end of larger graduated beam.
Molded in larger bar and filled with black paint: “DETECTO-LETTE // WATCHES BABY’S WEIGHT // JUNIOR // THE JACOBS BROS. CO., INC NEW YORK, NY // PAT. APP’D FOR // CAP 24 LBS”; Molded into teardrop weight: “12 LBS”
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0007
0007-B1-1
Length
60.6 cm
Width
34.5cm
Depth
28.3 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Condition Remarks
Minor chipping of paint on edges of pan, sliding scale section, and teardrop weight; minor corrosion in areas where paint has chipped; large rectangular area of yellow discolouration in centre of pan
Copy Type
original
Reference Types
Website
Reference Comments
“Company History.” Detecto.com, Detecto, 2018.
Research Facts
The Detecto brand was established in 1900 in New York by the Jacobs Brothers, who were three immigrants to the United States; they specialized in building and repairing food services scales, before becoming a manufacturer of various food industry measuring scales and medical-related scales; the company was purchased by Cardinal Scale in 1981, and Cardinal continues to use the Detecto name as of 2020.