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Post Office weigh scale
Image shows a Post Office weight Scale that reads "Davisville March 27 1884; load of hay; gross weight 3030; fare 1240; net weight 1790. Above "Warranted correct", there is a signature. The following is written sideways on the left side of the scale: " Buy your groceries and feed from Crown and Son where you get value for your money".

Post Office weigh scale

Date1886
Names
(contributor)
FormatEphemera
Subject
    GeographyCity, town, townshipToronto
    GeographyNeighbourhoodNorth Toronto
    GeographyProvince stateOntario
    GeographyCountryCanada
    Medium
    Forms (documents)
    Dimensions7.8 x 13.8
    Language
      CollectionBaldwin Collection of Canadiana
      Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
      Object Number1886POSTOFFICEVS
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      Atkey, Ronald
      10/25/1976
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      Crown, Edward Y.
      1886
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      Loek, Dick
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      Lennon, Frank
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      Griffin, Doug
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