letter scale with sphere poise | This letter scale with a spherical counterweight is probably from Germany. I found an image of such a letter scale in the catalog of Blikman & Sartorius from 1892. There was a choice of four different foot versions, including this wooden foot. | back of the scale |
image from the 1892 catalog of Blikman & Sartorius, Amsterdam |
description of the wooden base in the 1892 catalog of Blikman & Sartorius, Amsterdam |
the brass letter plate |
the main pivot |
above 20 grams a stripe per five grams |
up to 20 grams a stripe per gram |
the weighing range is 60 grams |
the spherical counterweight |
the base made of wood |
2 fixed support points + 1 adjustable support point |
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