letter scale 60g
with sphere counterweight

maker: unknown, Germany
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letter scale, unknown maker
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.
Previously, other scales with a spherical counterweight have been shown, see the sphere shaped poise and this 250 grams letter scale.
A scale with a comparable wooden base is this small letter scale.
Below some more images of this letter scale.

back of the scale
back of the scale
 
detail 7
image from the 1892 catalog of
Blikman & Sartorius, Amsterdam
 
detail 8
description of the wooden base in the 1892 catalog
of Blikman & Sartorius, Amsterdam
 

detail 1
the brass letter plate
 
detail 2
the main pivot
 
detail 3
above 20 grams a stripe per five grams
 
detail 4
up to 20 grams a stripe per gram
 
detail 5
the weighing range is 60 grams
 
detail 6
the spherical counterweight
 
detail 7
the base made of wood
 
detail 8
2 fixed support points + 1 adjustable support point
 
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