100 Years of SUSTAINED ACCURACY Made in the USA
We're celebrating our 100th Year in 2008... and are pleased to provide some historical photo scans that show the evolution of the weighing industry and our company specifically.
Early products included a line of gas pumps and oil metering devices, in addition to the revolutionary idea of a scale without springs; shown above an early patent.
(below) Early shareholders consisted of local business and professional people; who gladly invested in the fledgling National Store Specialty Company marketing products under the PENNSYLVANIA brand. Stock issue was used to fund the factory building in Bareville, PA (now part of small town called Leola) which served us-- with many additions and modifications-- right into the '80s.
Built in 1911, the Bareville (now Leola) plant stands proudly even today. We are now located in a more modern facility in
Lancaster, PA with convenient access to major routes 30, 283, and the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
Early crew posed for a group shot. The team spirit continues today under the ownership of the A. H. Emery Company aka
Emery Winslow Scale Company.
(below) Rear view of facility.
Note intricate workmanship on scale to left. Oil dispensing devices were part of early product line.
Aerial view of the Leola plant standing proud in the '60s during boom years. Addition to rear was just completed. Postal and Counting scales were shipped by the thousands during this period.
(left) Many special features were added to push available technology; pictured is an automatic filling scale that used a mercury switch, prototype was developed for Stoner, Inc., a local chemical manufacturer. (right) Fan scales using 'banjo' cast platform were introduced in the '50s. Variations were adapted for point of sale, grain dockage, postal weighing, and laboratory applications.
Recognize anyone? Many Pennsylvania distributors are multi-generational family businesses.
Sales meeting in late '50s at Leola plant.
What is it? Device for dynamic balancing of jet turbine blades; shown with adaptors and counterweights in foreground.
Many of these continue in daily use even today.
Pennsylvania Scale was always known for colorful literature; above are a number of examples into the late '60s.
The C-2200 Series, an electromechanical design, was a superb counting scale and sold like hotcakes! It featured dual platform sensitivity and many advanced features and was easy to use as well! Many continue in daily use.
The 75th Anniversary 'Diamond Classic' meeting was held at the Hotel Hershey and featured the introduction of the 5000 Series, which evolved into the legendary 5400 and 5400EXP series of bench scales, thousands still in use today!
Board of Directors meeting at Leola, late '70s. Allen Y. Johnson (to right in photo above), an independent scale dealer with the idea and need for weigh counting scales for his own business, redirected the company into the industrial scale market in the early '40s. He was responsible for many of the innovative product designs, developed the company's independent distributor network, and served as president. Much growth and success of Pennsylvania scale from 1960 - 1987 can be attributed to his drive and influence. Johnson Scale Company continues today as an independent scale distributor www.johnsonscale.com
Some things never change. We still provide rugged accurate equipment designed to LAST (with a 15-20 year minimum service life) that is easy to calibrate, with long Warranties, excellent and flexible Customer Service, and dealer-friendly. Deep in the soul of Pennsylvania Scale products is a pride of workmanship and a commitment that is unbeatable... and unlike our competitors who are sourcing products from around the world, we build and calibrate EVERY Pennsylvania Scale product ourselves in either Lancaster, PA or Terre Haute, IN...
HERE'S TO ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL AND PROFITABLE HUNDREDYEARS
2008 - 2108!