NOUVEAUTÉ
letter scale

maker: unknown
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letter scale, maker unknown
Nouveauté letter scale
 

The postal rates engraved in the plate of this little letter scale were valid in the German Empire between 1875 and 1900. The 50 grams chart has a stripe for each gram. This letter scale has an own name: Nouveauté. Engraved in the arm of the pendulum is GESETZLISH GESCHÜTZT. I think it should have been gesetzlich, but maybe it is old-German. The design with the base folded out of one piece of material, looks appealing. It would have been even better if also the standard was made as a part of this piece of material. Now, it's a seperate part, attached to the base by 2 little round headed rivets. The scale is almost completely made of brass. The axis are steel. The plate and the chart are tin. This little letter scale exists also with a plate on which the Dutch postal
 
 

back of the scale
back of the scale
 

rates are engraved. In Meten & Wegen of December 1997 R.J. Kok shows a specimen of this kind on page 2374. The engraved postal rates were valid in the short period of 1892 - 1907. Below some more pictures of this letter scale.

scale
detachable plate
with postal rates
 
animation with the plate
animation: plate
off and on top
 
scale
bottom of scale
with folded frame
 
detail 1
the rates of Germany,
Austria and Hungary
 
detail 2
thee postal rates engraved
in the tin plate
 
detail 3
rates Weltpost-Verein
= Universal Postal Union
 
detail 4
the capacity is 50g
 
detail 5
from aside
 
detail 6
seperate 15g mark
 
detail 7
funny folded frame
 
detail 8
Nouveauté
 
detail 9
GESETZLISH GESCHÜTZT
is this a spelling-mistake?
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