We have always considered and collected these commercial masks and helmets as industries tribal art. Examples can be elegant in their simplicity or bazaar and complex. They are always unique, suprising and filled with personality.
Antique Doctors Standing Scale with Sliding Weights
This is a beautiful antique FAIRBANKS Industrial stand up doctors’ scale. It has a height indicator and a movable weights made in solid brass. This is all original and still shows the decorative paint details. You just don’t find them this way. That’s why this example has appeared as a period prop in a number of movies. This is known as a balance scale that was often found in early 20th Century doctors office. It’s in working condition.55x28x 22″ wide… $925