On This Day in Inventor History – April 29 April 29, 1854 – Inventor Ashmun Fairbanks received a U.S. patent for an improvement in the design of the Platform Scale (U.S. Patent No. 10,702). Fairbanks' innovation made weighing large, heavy objects more practical and accurate, leading to major advances in industries like shipping, agriculture, and manufacturing. His work built on the success of the Fairbanks Scale Company, a business founded by his family that went on to become a cornerstone of industrial measurement tools worldwide. The platform scale became a symbol of American industrial growth — a reminder that even small mechanical improvements can fuel massive progress!

Posted by InventorsInHistory at 2025-04-29 19:00:01 UTC