I refurbished a 1930’s Fairbanks Doctor Scale

I bought the scale several years ago in Tennessee with the intention of fixing it up. Finally got around to it.

The next three pictures show the scale as I bought it. The top image and the last image below show it after refurbishment.

I completely disassembled the scale and stripped it using paint stripper and lots of sanding. I wanted to have it sand blasted, that would have been better but due to Covid 19 I didn’t want to have the human contact with the shop.

After painting I reassembled it and got the weigh function working accurately. I tightened up the holder for the height measurement function and cleaned up the chrome.