letter scale

maker: Jakob Maul bruine lijn

letter scale

The housing of this letter scale has a beautiful front due to the pattern of stripes and the symmetrically placed window with the chart. This scale has a handle on the top of the housing for switching the range of weighing. As desired 100 or 250 grams. The chart of 100 grams has a stripe per each gram. The 250 grams chart is subdivided per five grams. The chart can be rotated with the knob situated at the right side of the house to adjust it to zero. This side also has the logo JM and a D.R.P. indication. The Deutsches Reich Patent with number 676942 was granted on December 25 1937. It mentions Dipl.Ing. Fritz Scharmann as the inventor. The patent was announced on May 25 1939 and was published June 15 1939. Below some more pictures of this letter scale.

back of the scale

figures of the German
patent with number 676942

the bottom without a
protective foam layer

animation:
handle positions to
switch the weighing range
from 100 to 250 grams

indication on the housing
of position 100 or 250g

red indicators	ornamental striping	the ranges 100 and 250g
the leveling knob for rotation of the chart	a beautiful red specimen	Jakob Maul logo + D.R.P. indication

« Sol collection: part 6«

version: April 25, 2004