letter scale | This colourful letter scale was made by Pelouze Scale Company, Evanston, Illinois, USA. The letter scale is named model X-1. The design dates from 1985. To make things easy, the scale also shows the starting date of the postal rates: effective February 17, 1985. These rates were valid until April 3, 1988. Therefore this scale dates from the period 1985-1988. The range is 16 ounces. Subdivided per half ounce. The housing is of plastic. The bottom plate is made of magnetic steel. The plate and the chart are of aluminum. Below some more photos of this letter scale. | side view |
measure stripes per ½ oz. |
zero adjusting knob |
bright coloured chart |
design dates from 1985 |
text at bottom plate |
rates effective Feb. 17, 1985 |
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