Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 February 1914 — Scale Records Weight. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Scale Records Weight.

A rather elaborate apparatus in the scale line has been patented by a Michigan man. It is nothing less than a scale which records the weights of various objects opposite any name on a sheet of paper it carries for that purpose. The device has a printing mechanism at the back which moves on a carrier like that on a typewriter. It is on this carrier that the paper rests so that any name may be shifted in line with the printing apparatus. The object to be weighed is hung on a hook which projects

from beneath, and as soon as the weight is felt the type bearing that figure is engaged and can be thrown on the paper. The weight is also recorded on a dial at the side of the scale, so that it can be seen without reading the paper. There are various uses for such an apparatus, one of them being in manufacturing establishments where records are kept of individual work, or in butcher shops where records are kept of individual sales.

Registers on Side, Too.