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    Posted 5 years ago

    CarolineB
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    MFD. By Public Scale Co. Chicago, ILL.
    Unique penny scale, in working condition giving precise weight. I have been trying to find this company online "MFD. By Public Scale Co. Chicago, ILL" and I have had no luck. If you have any info on this company please feel free to share in the comments. Thanks.

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    1. billretirecoll billretirecoll, 5 years ago
      Cool looking Scale in great condition! :^D
      This is all I could find:

      Public Scale Co. 3055 Western Ave. Chicago Illinois
      established 1931

      President-E.H. Funke
      2663 Leland Ave Chicago Ill.

      Secretary-V.E. Funke
      2627 Leland Ave Chicago Ill.

      If there's any Patent numbers on your Scale, you could look up those also.

      I hope this helps! :^)
    2. billretirecoll billretirecoll, 5 years ago
      Oh! Welcome to CW Caroline, it would help to rotate your photos upright to get more interest, you can do it easy using the edit tab, and then submit again! :^)
    3. CarolineB, 5 years ago
      Thank you Bill! You were able to get a lot of info. I will try finding the patent number. What website or resource did you use to find the company info (If you don't mind me asking)?

      I can see the frustration with the side ways pictures.
      I clicked the "Edit this item" button and tried to find an edit button on the pictures but I couldn't locate it. I also rotated the photo from my computer then uploaded again to see if it changed anything but it didn't.
    4. billretirecoll billretirecoll, 5 years ago
      That's ok, but if you go to help, on the site, they'll show you how to rotate your photos! :^D
      I just did a google search for Public Scale Co. Chicago, ILL, and then another for "When was Public Scale Co. Chicago, ILL in business" and found a page from a published book of "Chicago Companies 1931", something like that anyway, it also said they had $25,000. reserve.
      I'll see if I can find the report again! :^)
    5. billretirecoll billretirecoll, 5 years ago
      Here's the page that I found with the information on it:

      https://books.google.com/books?id=PjXrBMF9_J0C&pg=PA1329&lpg=PA1329&dq=PUBLIC+SCALE+COMPANY.+3055+N.+'WESTERN+AVENUE++Chicago+Illinois&source=bl&ots=yg5vXgnB2Y&sig=ACfU3U0r-yB2gqov6c6Ig5TuVQA_jn2fNQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiFqu7osNbkAhVLQ6wKHWk9ADQQ6AEwAHoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=PUBLIC%20SCALE%20COMPANY.%203055%20N.%20'WESTERN%20AVENUE%20%20Chicago%20Illinois&f=false

      Just a back up! :^)
    6. billretirecoll billretirecoll, 5 years ago
      It's not an established date, the Report is:

      Certified List of Domestic and Foreign Corporations for the Year 1931

      For Chicago, Ill.

      If you scroll down to Public Scale Co. you'll see the info.
      The Report full title is at the top of the report, with the 1931 date.

      This was all I could find, but with this you should be able to find more if you need! :^)
    7. CarolineB, 5 years ago
      Thank you for the research Bill. I tried finding more out about their scales but can't find much. I think the next step would be locating the patent number and finding a resource to look it up.
    8. fhrjr2 fhrjr2, 5 years ago
      Here is the government web site where you can research your patent number.

      https://www.uspto.gov/patents-application-process/search-patents
    9. billretirecoll billretirecoll, 5 years ago
      Hey Caroline, I found more information:

      https://aa.arcade-museum.com/Automatic-Age-1926-09/Automatic-Age-1926-09-019.pdf

      It's an article about E.H. Funke and The Public Scale Company, I didn't read it all but it looks like it will help some! :^)
    10. billretirecoll billretirecoll, 5 years ago
      If you search E.H. Funke Public Scale Company Arcade, it might help, I found a 1917 Patent for E.H. Funke for a Scale Case, he was an important man for The Arcade Gaming Industry Organization! :^)

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