letter scale

maker: unknown
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letter scale, maker unknown
letter scale
 

This letter scale exists with several trade-marks and logos. Well-known is the scale made by the French scale-maker Narcisse Briais, with his initials N.B. at the front of the scale. Before a slightly different German design of Ph.J. Maul was presented. Also a entirely similar American version of the Cross Pen Company was presented. The specimen presented here does not have a trade-mark or logo. Odd is the GRAM. indication below the value 5. The 100 grams chart has a stripe of measure per each gram up to 15 grams. Above this there's a stripe of measure per 5 grams up to 80 grams. Finally there's a stripe of measure per ten grams. Very nice to see is the one piece letter clip. Below some more pictures of this letter scale.
 
 

back of the scale
back of the scale
 

detail 1
indication GRAM. below the 5
 
detail 2
stripe of measure per 5 grams
 
detail 3
weighing capacity 100 grams
 
detail 4
nice symmetry
 
detail 5
nickel plated
 
detail 6
nickel partly vanished
 
detail 7
GRAM.
 
detail 8
indicator
 
detail 14
capacity 100 grams
 
detail 9
beautiful letter clip
 
detail 10
clipped letter
 
detail 11
made of just one piece
 
detail 12
frontside
 
detail 13
backside
 
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« collection part 12 «© copyright André Solversion: February 18, 2008