letter scale
&
pen rest

maker: Philipp Jakob Maul, Germany
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letter scale on pen rest, maker Ph.J. Maul
letter scale on pen rest, maker Ph.J. Maul
 

This brass letter scale is mounted on a pen rest.
This combination was already presented in a catalog of Ph.J. Maul dating from the year 1908. This type of letter scale was also mounted on top of an ornamental base, see for instance this scale. The weighing range is 6o grams.
See the images for more details
 
 
 

rear of the scale
rear of the scale
 
top view
top view
 
 
connected by a sleeve
connected by a sleeve
 
 
text scale base
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text on scale base
 

detail 1
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text on lever
detail 2
weighing range 60 grams
 
detail 4
the pen rest
 
detail 5
as shown on poster of Ph.J. Maul
 
detail 6
DÉPOSÉ
text on pen rest
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