![]() 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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