9.5" Width 
10.75" Height 
5.5" Depth

 

Manufactured by Jacobs Bros. Co. in Brooklyn, New York, this cast iron bathroom scale was part of the "Detecto" line, widely used in American households and clinics during the 1940s.

Its thick-gauge metal housing, heavy platform, and octagonal dial were built to endure—now softened by rust, chipped paint, and decades of wear. The exposed drum and visible mechanics reflect a time when function dictated form, yet the result still carries sculptural charm.