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Brass Winchester Bushel suspended balance scale. Decal on bucket from Fairbanks-Morse & Company, located at 13th and Liberty in Kansas City, Missouri. 1877 patent date. Used by Levi "Lee" Reichart (1878-1932) to measure the moisture content of grain at his elevator in Valley Falls, Kansas.
Creator: Fairbanks, Morse and Company
Date: between 1900 and 1930
Item Number: 377072
Call Number: 1985.188.0
KSHS Identifier: 1985.188.0
Business and Industry - Agricultural Industries - Milling - Elevators
Collections - Museum - Main gallery - Grain Storage & Milling
Date - 1900s
Date - 1910s
Date - 1920s
Objects and Artifacts - Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology - Weights & Measures - Steel Yard
Places - Cities and towns - Valley Falls
Places - Counties - Jefferson
Places - Other States - Missouri - Jackson County - Kansas City
Type of Material - Objects and Artifacts
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