Vintage Pitney Bowes USPS 16 oz scale from District office in Seattle

This scale still works and shows the postage low postage rates offered on those days. Pitney Bowes, a global technology company known for its postage meters, began manufacturing these devices in the early 1920s. The company was founded by Arthur Pitney and Walter Bowes in 1920 and initially focused on developing and selling innovative mailing equipment. One of their notable inventions was the first commercially viable postage meter, which revolutionized mail processing by allowing businesses to print postage directly onto envelopes. This breakthrough technology was introduced in 1920, marking the beginning of Pitney Bowes' involvement in the production of postage meters.