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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
STAIDARD SCALES. 
PRICES REDUCED. 
A uniform standard of Weights, and a correct system 
of weighing, are subjects claiming the attention 0/ every 
individual in the community. 
A correct Scale is n, just arbiter between buyer and seller, 
and it la of the utmost importance that an Instrument so uni- 
versally called upon to decide questions of great value in the 
daily and liourly transactions of business, should be of suck. 
reliahiliUj and exftctness as to secure the confidence of all 
those who may be affected by the results ijtdicated. 
The invention of tlicse Scales, and the improvements that 
have been from time to time adopted, are the result of many 
years' close observation and practical experience; and we 
have now brought them to such a degree of accuracy that 
they maj' safely be relied upon in every transaction by weight. 
Their constrnction is upon the most correct mathematical 
principles; all defects bo commonly met with in compound 
balances have been overcome by practical skill and faithful 
worlimanship ; and hence their operation is delicate, and In 
every case unerringly correct. 
The reputation which tliesc Scales have acquired has been 
of steady growth from the commencement to the present 
time, and is based upon the principal adopted by us, and nev- 
er deviated from, of allowrng none but perfect weighing ma- 
chines to go forth from our establishment. 
By a strict adherence to this principle, the confidence of 
the public in the accuracy ot these weighing-machines has 
steadily increased, and with it the demand. 
We have received many awards of premiums of Gold and 
Silver Medals, from nearly all the Scientific Associations and 
Institutes in the United States, also numerous first premiums 
from State and County Agricultural Societies at their annual 
fairs; but the most satisfactory testimonials which we have 
received are from the thousands of business men— including 
the Managers of Railroads, the OtBccrs of Government, and 
other Public Works. Merchants, Manufacturers, the For- 
warders of merchandise, and others— who have, during the 
last thirty years, subjected these scales daily to severe usage, 
and to the most rigorous tests. 
Nearly all the Railroads in the United States are supplied 
with Scales of our manufacture. Fairbanks' Scales are also 
almost esclusively in use on all the principal Railroads of 
Great Britain. 
From over one hundred different modifications of our 
Scales we have selected the following illustrations of a few 
of the leading sizes and kirfds. wliich will serve to show that 
they are adapted to a great variety 01 uses, to suit the re- 
quirements of every branch of busmess. 
HAY AND CATTLE SCALES, 
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For weighing loaded Wagons. Carts, Live Stock, Produce, 
&c. Constructed of Iron, with steel bearings, and not liable 
to derangement or damage by exposure to the weather. 
More than ten thousand of these convenient and durable 
Scales have been put up by us in all parts of the United States 
and tlie British Provinces. Tliey are of live sizes, viz.; two, 
three, four, six and ten tuns, and will be set by experienced 
workmen in any part of the United States or the Canadas. 
They are made with a .shallow pit. or with no pit at all, 
according to location, as the purcliaser may prefer. 
COAL DEALERS' SCALES, 
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Similar in their construction lotiie Hay 
sivciv by coal dealers and miners, also i 
Fourideries. Capacity— Two. Tiiree, Fo 
mav be set in the barn-floor or elsewhere 
Jng'Hay, Grain, Live Stocr;. &c. It may 
or so arranged as to be easily removed 
when required. Coal dealers and others 
chasing Scales will do well to examine 
which we base our claim for superiority. 
Scale. Used exten- 
n Iron Houses and 
ur tuns. This Scale 
'.and used for weigh- 
be either stationary 
from place to place 
i who are about pur- 
the evidences upon 
RAILROAD DEPOT AND WAREHOUSE 
SCALES, 
WITH TWO IRON PILLARS AND SLIDING POISE BEAM. 
These Scales are placed in the floor of the building, and are 
constructed wholly otiron. with cast-steel bearings, and not 
liable to wear or lose their adjustment bv use. The beam is 
sustained upon iron pillars, with a neat aVcliitectural finish. 
They are in general used by Railroad corporations; also in 
stores and warehouses. 
HOPPER SCAEES FOR GRAIN. 
Indicnting Bushels, used in Mills, Storehouses and Wliarves 
for i-ecfiviiis find delivering wheat and other grain This 
niodiflcatlon is adapted to secure and comhine entire accu- 
racy with tlie most rapid operation in welghluR, and is found 
practically an invaluaDle improvement. 
We make foui sizes of this variety of Scales. Sl.vtv and 
one linndred hushe. Scales are set dormant in the Wharf or 
Storeliouse. and are capable of weigliing grain as fast as it 
can be liandled by the most approved steam machinery. 
Tliese Scales are in general use In Grain Wareliouses and 
Mills througliout the country. 
Tlie Tliirty and Fortj' Bushels Honper Scales are portable, 
and may be easily removed from place to place, and are fre- 
quently used on board Ships. Barges. Canal lioats. 4-c. 
ne furnish, to order. Hopper Scales capable of weighing 
Three, Four and Five Hundred Bushels at a drau. 
DORMANT SCALES FOR STORES AND 
WAEEHOUSES. 
Set in the lloor, and weighing from one-half pound to five 
thousand pounds Used frequently in small railroad depots 
and stations: also In stores, warehouses. &c. A very desira- 
ble, substantial and perfect Scale. We have gve dlfierent 
sizes 01 Dormant Scales. 
No. 1— Platform 4 feet square .'i.oOO Iks 
S°- ^S!"'P'''" SX bySSC feet 3.500 Bs. 
No. 5— Platform 2>,- by 3 feet 2.500 lbs 
No. 2.000 Bs. 
No. 9... I,.=i00 1bs. 
these modlllcations are fitted with drop levers by which 
the platform is raised, with its load, to be weighed and then 
loweied. so that tlie outer edge rests upon and forms a part 
01 the floor. Tliev are fonnd exceedlnaly convenient, inas- 
much as the sp.ice which they occupy in tlie floor can be 
appropriated, when the Scale is not used tor weigliing, to tlie 
ordinary business of tlie store. 
EOLLING-MII-L SCALES. 
Tliese are very heavy 
andduralile. and are de- 
signed for use In Fouu- 
deries. Itoliing Mills, 
Iron Manufactories. &c. 
1st size, fitted with 
Drop Lever, and Vibra- 
tory A.xle and Hack or 
Iron Plate, as the pur- 
chaser may choose. Ca- 
pacity four thousand 
pounds. 
2d size, similar to the 
first. Capacity twenty- 
live hundred pounds. 
By a new and Import- 
ant arrangement, these 
Scales are fitted with 
patent India Kubber 
Spring Platforms, so as 
to secure great durability, when nsed in Fouudorles, IrOD 
Houses, and wherever very heavywelghing Is required. 
They are in use In many of the principal Iron Houses and 
Manulactorics throughout the countrv. and we have yet to 
hear of the first instance of dissatisfaction. 
PORTABLE PLATFORM SCALES. 
Various sizes of these 
Scales are made, with 
and without wheels, and 
adapted to every branch 
of business, and are In 
;^ daily use in thousands of 
stores and manufacto- 
ries in all parts of the 
world. Some of the prin- 
cipal sizes are as follows: 
Capacity. 
>-o. 2 3,000 pounds 
>o. 7 2.000 pounds 
No. 8 1.600 pounds 
No. 9 1,400 pounds 
No. Ill 1,300 pounds 
No. 10;^ 900 pound! 
No. 11 600 pounds 
^0. na 400 pounds 
They are convenient, 
accurate, and not liable 
to derangement. 
UNION, OR FAMILY SCALE. 
We have recently con 
structed an improved 
Scale.combining the ad- 
vantages of a Counter 
and a Platform Scale. 
We denominate It the 
"Familv Scale," it be- 
ing peculiarly adapted 
to household purposes. 
It weighs with the ut- 
most accuracy fi-om one 
half-ounce to two hund- 
red and forty pounds. 
1'hc Scale is provided 
with a scoop or pan for 
. , , . , weighuig flour, sugar, 
or other hon?e stores in the kitchen, and also with a platform 
for heavier articles, as boxes, casks, &c.. as well as for taking 
the weight of individual members of ilie faniilvand their 
friends, from the portly grandfather down to the "little "heir" 
in the cradle. It is an indispensable article in every familv 
It is equally convenient for Grocers and all Retailers. 
GROCERS' SCALES. 
Weighing from onehalf-ounce 
to sixty-two pounds. Conveni- 
ent and extremely accurate- 
used as a Platform Scale, or with 
.a scoop as Counter Scale. Adan- 
'ted to family uses. Stores, Gro- 
ceries, &c. and is particularly 
sale for weighing valuable spi- 
ces, drugs, &c. 
Another size, made on the 
same general plan as the above, 
denominated the ■' Counter 
Scale," is a well-known article. 
Capacity one-half ounce to thir- 
ty-six pounds. Economical for all Retail Stores and Shopa 
giving just weiglit, but requiring no excess for down w^eiMit 
Also, the "Druiigists' Scale. '"^ similar to the "Counter" 
indicating drachms, ounces and pounds. Capacity eight 
pounds. These scales are also adjusted to Troy weiglits 
They operate with gieat delicacy, and are reliable 'for weigh- 
ing valuable metals, costly drugs, silks, &c. 
EVEN BALANCE. 
No. 1— Weighing from half 
^ No. 
from 
an ounce to ten pounds. 
1— With brass scale beam 
—weighing from one- 
fourth of an ounce to 
ten pounds. 
No. 2— Weight from half an 
ounce to six pounds. 
No. 3— Weighing from half an 
ounce to four pounds. 
These four last. Scales may 
be made to weigh two or three times as much, by using 
common weights. 
IMPROVED LETTER BALANCE. 
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Adopted by the United States Post-Offlce Department. 
Arranged so ttiat it may be used for other welghiug than 
letters. Fairbanks' Scales are manufactured only by 
E. & 'V. FAIRBA.'^'KS & CO.. 
St. JToIinsbiLrj', Vt. 
Pkincipal ■Warehouses: 
FAIRBATVKS & CO., 
No. 353 Broadway, New Tort. 
AND 
No, 24G BALTIMOP.E-ST., Baltimore, Md. 
FAIRBANKS, BKOWN &. CO.. 
-.,.,„„.„„„ „ No. 118 Milk-st., Boston. ' 
FAIRBANKS & EWING, 
.,.,„„.„„ Masonic Hall. Philadelphia. 
FAIRBANKS, GREENLEAF & CO.. 
No. \Ti Lake-st., Chicago. 
Principal Local Agencies : 
TRABEU & ADBERT. Cincinnati. Ohio. 
W. B. BELKNAP & CO., Louisville, Kv. 
LANSIXG BONNELL. Milwaukee, ■Wis. 
PRATT & FOX, St Louis, Mo. 
E. WILSON & CO., Albany, N. T 
J. M. WARREN & CO.. Troy, N. T 
HOMER FOOT & CO., 
SprrngSeld, Mata. 
