In addition to the Oyster Bay Then and Now series, I thought that it might be fun to have our readers see some of the unusual items that we uncover here as the moving continues. I am calling this new series Archives Showcase where I’ll take a few of the items on the shelf and briefly describe their purpose. As always, if anyone reading would like to add information, share a story or correct me when I’m wrong, I welcome any comments or suggestions.
This first item came to us from a “picker” who thought it would be of interest to us being that it came from a nearby estate. This scale was what we once measured babies on. This pediatric cast iron and wicker scale was manufactured by the Jacobs Brothers . I found the following image and description for the exact same make on Ebay. Here is what that seller wrote:
Detecto Scale Company was started in 1900 in New York City by three immigrant brothers (The Jacobs Brothers) in the butcher supply business. The company produced bakers' dough scales, butchers' scales, clinical scales, counter scales and hanging scales.*
I found a photograph showing this type (although not exact) of scale being put to good use by one of the staff members at the Visiting Nurses Association in Oyster Bay. ~N. Menchise
*http://www.ebay.com/itm/ANTIQUE-DETECTO-WICKER-BABY-SCALE-JACOBS-BROS-C-1900-/140590150883 accessed 2 January 2012
Photographs courtesy of the Oyster Bay Historical Society, specifically the Oyster Bay Visiting Nurse Association Records.
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