Fox Platform Weigh Scale
Date1890-1917
DimensionsOverall: 114.3 × 26.6 × 91.4 cm (1.14 × 0.27 × 0.91 m)
Credit LineGift of Mike Baker, 2014
Object number2014.005.001
Label TextJohn Fox Scales (London Ontario) was a manufacturer of railroad, hay and platform scales. It was succeeded by The London Scale Works. According to the business directories, from 1895-1900 John Fox operated a scale manufacturing company 91 York Street. As of 1909-1910, George M. Fox manufactured scales at 5 Riverview Avenue, with George J. Fox listed as a maker. London Scale Works is continued through to the 1917 business directory. It should be noted that these scales have been identified as measuring up to 1000lbs and were commonly used for weighing grain and tobacco.
John Fox, Scale Manufacturer, 91 York Street. In the manufacture of scales much mechanical skill and ingenuity are requisite. Accuracy is the all-important thing, without which a scale is useless. Therefore, to succeed in this branch of industry argues the possession of mechanical abilities of a high order. Mr. Fox, who began business in 1881, has already secured an enviable reputation in the market as the manufacturer of the best scales produced. As a result, he enjoys a large and ever-increasing trade. Mr. Fox manufactures all kinds of standard scales, heavy enough to weigh a locomotive down to a druggist's scale. For the bearings steel entirely is used, and none but the best workmen procurable are employed. Every scale turned out at this factory is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, and each scale before leaving the premises is thoroughly tested, so that the guarantee is actually established on the spot. Mr. Fox, who is himself a practical and experienced scale-maker of known repute, give his personal attention to all work turned out, thus ensuring the accuracy required. The scales manufactured by Mr. Fox, in finish and durability, are excelled by noe, their durability and accuracy being so well established that they are quoted as samples of their kind.
From: Industries of Canada: historical and commercial sketches. 1890, p.94.
NameScale, Platform
