letter scale

maker: unknown, Germany
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letter scale, maker unknown
letter scale, maker unknown
 

This scale has no name or logo. On the scale is the abbreviation D.R.G.M. This means Deutsches Reich Gebrauchs Muster. This is a model registration, quicker and cheaper than a patent registration. I have not found the registration. The scale parts are made of tin. A lot parts are folded. The scale of 500 grams has a stripe of measure per five grams. These stripes are not between two straight lines. The letter scale is self-adjusting: The scale of measurement rotates around the same axis as the scale mechanism. The height is 28 centimeters. The diameter of the lettr plate is 11 centimeters. This letter scale is rarely offered for sale on the internet.
Below some more pictures of this letter scale.
 
 
 

back of the scale
back of the scale
 
detail 10
brass letter plate
 
detail 11
the main pivot
 
detail 12
folded tin
 

detail 1
the scale is selfadjusting
 
detail 2
oddly placed scale of measurement
 
detail 3
side view
 
detail 4
stripes per 5 grams
 
detail 5
D.R.G.M.
 
detail 6
strange oblique course
 
detail 7
standing on 4 feet
 
detail 8
large counterweight
 
detail 9
standing on 4 feet
 
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