Sentinel Scale

Creator Name

Harold L. van Doren;
Toledo

Cultural Context

Date

1930–1940

Source

Brooklyn Museum

About the Work

Brooklyn Museum Object Description

Sentinel electric scale of white plastic body on black base with metal tray painted white with black edging. Directional orientation based on viewer's perspective if facing "front" side with smaller window. Body is a rectangular box that rises into an angled, rounded top portion at front and back; stands on conforming black (metal?) base of about 1 ½" high raised on metal feet with rubber pads. Front edge of base bulges out slightly at center; two black disks each placed about 4" from side and centered over line where white body meets black base on both front and back of scale. A small, rectangular window with silver-colored and black-painted frame set into the front curved portion of body. Recessed behind ...

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Title

Sentinel Scale

Creator

Harold L. van Doren, American, American, 1895–1957, Designer;
Toledo, Manufacturer

Worktype

Furnishing

Cultural Context

Material

Plastic, metal

Dimensions

15 7/8 x 17 7/8 x 15 3/4 in. (40.3 x 45.4 x 40 cm)

Technique

Language

Date

1930–1940

Provenance

Anonymous gift in honor of Sam Marcy, Dec 17, 1998

Style Period

Rights

Creative Commons Attribution

Creative Commons-BY

Inscription

Marked on metal frame around front window, raised (unpainted) lettering against black-painted ground: "NO SPRINGS HONEST WEIGHT / TOLEDO / TRADE MARKS REGISTERED U.S. PATENT OFFICE" On metal frame around back window, raised (unpainted) lettering against black-painted ground: "NO SPRINGS HONEST WEIGHT / TRADE MARKS REG. TOLEDO U.S. PATENT OFFICE" On yellow inspection sticker affixed to back below window, printed in black: "J F M A M J J A S [punched out hole] N D / 19[punched hole]6 1987 198[number worn off] / CITY OF ERIE / BUREAU OF WEIG[letters worn off] / AND MEASURE[letters worn off] / INSPECTED by [printed line filled in with name that is too worn to read] / DO NOT DETACH OR / DEFACE UNDER PENALTY" On top of scale's body (below tray), raised plastic: 4 identical symbols (possibly logo), one in each corner, consisting of a circle containing a large "T" with vertical bar bisected by horizontal bar, from each end of this bar hangs a solid semicircular form resembling an old-fashioned hanging or basket scale.

Location

Toledo, Ohio, United States

Source

Brooklyn Museum

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