Height / weight table consists of a narrow folded length of printed paper-covered cloth with a scale in feet and inches that runs from 5 feet to 6 feet, 6 inches; every inch has a maximum (in red) and a minimum (in blue) weight listed for the height
Height / weight table consists of a narrow folded length of printed paper-covered cloth with a scale in feet and inches that runs from 5 feet to 6 feet, 6 inches; every inch has a maximum (in red) and a minimum (in blue) weight listed for the height
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Collected by Dr. A. A. Travill for the Queen's University Faculty of Medicine Collection
Maker
Great-West Life Assurance Company
Material
fabric: light beige
paper: off-white
Inscriptions
The front of the table reads, "TABLE OF WEIGHTS AND HEIGHTS. -- Issued by The GREAT-WEST LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. // Every applicant must be measured, including shoes. Every applicant must be weighed when the weight approaches either the minimum or the maximum. // KEY. // RED FIGURES, // MAXIMUM; // BLUE, // MINIMUM // FIVE FEET // 1 // 93 // 139 // 2 // 101 // 151 // 3 // 106 // 160 // 4 // 111 // 167 // 5 // 114 // 170 // 6 // 116 // 174 // 7 // 118 // 178 // 8 // 124 // 186 // 9 // 130 // 194 // 10 // 135 // 203 // 11 // 139 // 209 // SIX FEET // 142 // 214 // 1 // 147 // 220 // 2 // 151 // 226 // 3 // 153 // 230 // 4 // 156 // 234 // 5 // 157 // 236 // 6"; the back of the table reads, "Tack this up in some convenient place so the lower border will be exactly five feet from the floor"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-F8-7
Dimension Notes
Length 45.5 cm x Width 3.9 cm
Condition Remarks
The paper covering shows a great deal of wear, especially at the fold lines; some staining is also visible; all marks are fully legible; there are no tears or missing sections in the table; #2: cardboard bent and ripped
Copy Type
Original
Reference Comments
Previous number #275; Faculty of Medicine Collection 1984 Inventory