AboutBill & Jan Berning Expertise We can answer almost any question regarding antique scales of any type.
Experience We are dealers in antique coin operated penny scales and parts. We collect antique scales of all types.
Bill has been buying and selling scales and mail order penny scale parts since 1983. Jan started collecting small scales of all types in 1977. Our combined collection of antique scales contains over 2200 scales. We are the authors of the book Scales: A Collector's Guide and The revised & Expanded 2nd Edition of Scales: A Collector's Guide. Jan is the editor of "Equilibrium" the journal of The International Society of Antique Scale Collectors. Our website is www.PennyScale.com
Organizations The International Society of Antique Scale Collectors www.isasc.org, Coin Operated Collectors Association
Publications Articles by or about the Bernings have appeared in issues of “Southeastern Antiquing and Collecting Magazine”, “This Old House”, "Reminisce", “Equilibrium” and “Country Living”.
Education/Credentials Jan: BS FACS & Art University of Georgia
I have an old Fairbanks antique platform scale that my grandfather used to weigh cattle on. It has been left outside & all of the wood has rotted off. I don't have any pictures of it. I was wondering if you can tell me where to find a picture of it or send me one, so I can rebuild it. Attached is a picture of all the parts of it.
Your scale is a Short Iron Pillar Beam Outfit. These were available with a single or double beam and as in the floor or above the floor type scales. The illustrations attached are from Fairbanks' 1906 catalog. The left illustration shows the pillars and a single beam scale like your double beam version. The other 3 illustrations show how the base of your scale may have looked.
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