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Feb 2, 2010 (Tuesday) to
Mar 6, 2010 (Saturday)
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Presented by OSU College of the Arts Tuesday, February 2, 2010 - Saturday, March 6, 2010 The American Weigh will showcase American coin-operated weighing machines selected from t...
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Event details: The American Weigh: Christopher Steele Collection
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Presented by OSU College of the Arts
Tuesday, February 2, 2010 - Saturday, March 6, 2010 The American Weigh will showcase American coin-operated weighing machines selected from the nationally recognized collection of Christopher K. Steele. This comprehensive premiere exhibition will showcase pieces spanning 102 years and take the visitor from the cast iron work-horses of the 1890s through the colorful deco period up to and including the rarest mechanism free computer scale of 1992. Come experience this highly unique national treasure that eloquently chronicles 100 years of American ingenuity and industrial design. The unusually fine condition of these scales stands tribute to the industry that manufactured them and the mores of the era that respected them.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010 - Saturday, March 6, 2010 The American Weigh will showcase American coin-operated weighing machines selected from the nationally recognized collection of Christopher K. Steele. This comprehensive premiere exhibition will showcase pieces spanning 102 years and take the visitor from the cast iron work-horses of the 1890s through the colorful deco period up to and including the rarest mechanism free computer scale of 1992. Come experience this highly unique national treasure that eloquently chronicles 100 years of American ingenuity and industrial design. The unusually fine condition of these scales stands tribute to the industry that manufactured them and the mores of the era that respected them.
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