2960427 Decoration of the Imperial Order of Francis Joseph conferred upon the inventor of the Fairbanks\' scales (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); 13x16 cm; Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info.: Two brothers, Thaddeus and Erastus Fairbanks founded the Fairbanks Scales manufacturing company in 1830 in St. Johnsbury, Vermont. Fairbanks employs over 500 employees nationwide. It maintains service centers, distributors and sales offices in 49 states and in over 25 countries. It sells precision and bench scales, heavy capacity truck scales, and railroad track scales.); 穢 Free Library of Philadelphia ; American, out of copyright.