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Parcel post scale manufactured by the Triner Scales and Manufacturing Company

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Parcel post scale manufactured by the Triner Scales and Manufacturing Company

refer to caption — Parcel post scale manufactured by the Triner Scales and Manufacturing Company. The company was founded in Chicago, Illinois in 1897.

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‹ Parcel Post Rate Indicator up 1968 ›

Smithsonian National Postal Museum

Open daily 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Admission is always free!

2 Massachusetts Ave., N.E.
Washington, DC 20002

The museum's main entrance is located on the corner of First Street and Massachusetts Avenue NE. Other entrances have variable hours.

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