Historical information
The origins of Fairway Scale and Tube Company are unclear, their catalogue from 1947 advertises the subject item as model "1055". We also known the company went into business with the Howe Scale Co of Rutland Vermont, USA in 1962 at the Braybrook premises in Melbourne Vic.
At the present time that is all the information the writer has been able to source regards the items provenance other than the item was probably made around 1947-1950 given its listing in the company 1947 catalogue.
Significance
The item is significant as it was part of Melbourne manufacturing history producing industrial and domestic style scales during the late 19th and early part of the 20th century.
Physical description
Fairway Platform Scales, Black cast iron
Inscriptions & markings
Embossed Fairway Scale Co Melbourne
Subjects
References
- Trove Internet search A Victorian Government Report on Tariffs Mentioning Fairway Scales
- Google Books internet search ISBN/ISSN: https://books.google.com.au/books?id=I1Jzx68igc4C&pg=RA2-PA510&lpg=RA2-PA510&dq=when+was+Fairway+Scale+and+Tube+Pty.+Ltd.+sold&source=bl&ots=0fnAget8au&sig=ACfU3U1AKdwHdiFIRrtkfIvvTbaY97vckA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjS_o7096X0AhU2yjgGHaXwD1QQ6AF6BAgTEAM#v=onepage&q=Fairway&f=false United States Foreign Commerce Weekly 1962
