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A Short Chronology of the History of Toledo Scale
- 1901 Henry Theobald founds Toledo Computing Scale and Cash Register Company
- Production begins on Allen DeVilbiss Jr.'s computing scale
- 1902 Company becomes Toledo Computing Scale Company
- 1904 "No Springs, Honest Weight" becomes company slogan
- 1905 Cylinder Scale introduced
- 1910 Windsor, Canada plant established
- 1911 Industrial line begins with development of double pendulum portable scale
- 1912 Company renamed to Toledo Scale Company
- 1924 Death of Henry Theobald
- 1926 H. D. Bennett becomes Toledo Scale president
- 1929 Toledo Precision Devices, Inc. division established
- 1931 Plaskon subsidiary established (plastics manufacture)
- Toledo Printweigh scales introduced
- Toledo wind tunnel scale developed (totally new concept in weight, force measurement)
- 1932 Duplex cylinder scale developed
- 1934 Food choppers, mills, slicers added to production
- 1935 Sentinel Duplex introduced (90 lbs. lighter than former retail scales)
- 1938 Defiance, Ohio plant established (foundry and heavy machine)
- 1939 Telegraph Rd., Toledo, Ohio main plant completed
- 1941-1943 Additions to main plant completed
- 1946 Harris McIntosh becomes Toledo Scale president Defiance, Ohio plant sold; Rochester, N.Y. plant established (kitchen machines)
- 1948 Guardian 70 Duplex retail scale introduced
- 1950 Checkweigher line introduced
- 1952 2000 Series mechanical industrial scale introduced
- Entire dial scale line redesigned
- 1958 400 Series Printweigh line introduced
- 1963 Verilux Projected Indicator scale introduced
- 1965 First desk top digital scale introduced
- 8001 solid state scale introduced
- 1968 Toledo Scale becomes part of Reliance Electric Company
- 1970 Full computer control of weighing process through use of mini-computers and micro-processors began
- 1971 Model 8130 load cell digital indicator scale introduced
- 1974 Model 8180 parts counting scale introduced Model 8201 digital computing scale for retail introduced
- Model 7500 Bridgemaster motor truck scale introduced
- Model 8400 digital computing scale for candy, nuts and confectionary
- 500 Series solid state electronic Printer introduced
- Model 7100, 7200 load cell railroad track scales introduced
- 1976 Toledo Scale official scale of the XXI Olympic Games