At the age of 12, his son, Allen Y. Johnson, learned to
repair and rebuild scales under his father’s tutelage. From
the 1920's through the great depression, Allen and his father
sold scales and other retail store equipment, such as cash
registers and slicing machines. With the advent of WW II,
Allen purchased the firm from his father and seized the opportunity
to shift the company’s emphasis towards industrial equipment,
specializing in parts counting scales, and pioneering the
service of renting scales for inventories. During the war,
Allen improvised, converting all sorts of existing scale equipment
for parts counting, to meet the burgeoning industrial customer
demand. Afterward, he designed scales specifically for rental
use, manufactured by the Pennsylvania Scale Co. of Bareville,
Pennsylvania. His wife, Jean Johnson, supported his efforts
to expand, and became an equal partner in managing the business.
Throughout the 1950’s the company prospered, with a growing
reputation for innovative solutions to satisfy customer needs.
In 1957, the company moved to its present location in West
Caldwell, New Jersey, and continued to grow into the 25,000
sq. ft. facility it occupies today. In the 1970’s, at the
urging of Allen and Jean's son, Wayne, Johnson Scale once
again took the lead in introducing the electronic scale to
its industrial customers. The 1980's saw growth in many areas
of the business as Johnson Scale moved to accommodate the
changing customer base from industrial manufacturing to service
and specialized markets. In recent years, the company has
continued to expand its product and service offerings, and
continues to embrace new technologies, and computer based
systems approaches to satisfying emergent customer needs.
Johnson Scale Co., now in the third generation of family
leadership, with over a century of experience in our industry,
takes pride in the reputation we have built through our commitment
to quality of product and customer service. Johnson Scale,
is here to serve all of your scale, weighing, force measurement,
material testing, and scale inspection, calibration, service
and scale rental needs!
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