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Kelly, James Q. · 1856
Patent model for James Kelly, “Weighing Scale,” U.S. Patent 14,361 (March 4, 1856). The inscription on the dial reads “J. KELLY / SAG HARBOR.” That same year, Kelly showed “very accurate fractional scales” at the American Institute fair and took home a silver medal.
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