letter scale
with symmetrical curl

maker: unknown, Germany
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letter scale, maker unknown
letter scale with symmetrical curl
 

This letter scale stands out because of the double symmetrical curl in the frame. With the foldable counterweight the scale has two weighing ranges: 50 grams and 250 grams. The subdivision is per gram and per five grams. I only saw this letter scale on a photo in a Stiebel catalog from 1925. On a page entitled "Stiebel's Briefwagen". Further information about this company is lacking for the time being. I have another one with the ranges 85 grams and 350 grams, see the photos at the bottom of this page. That 85 grams is rather strange, that 350 grams is a weighing range for use in France.
Below some more images of this letter scale with beautiful curls.

back of the scale
back of the scale
 
scale
the counterweight is folded down
 
 
detail
the counterweight arm as symmetry axis
 
 

detail 4
the counterweight
 
detail 5
letter plate is somewhat corroded
 
detail 6
the main axis
 
detail 1
the weighing ranges up to 50g and 250g
 
detail 2
the reading strip
 
detail 3
unit of measure gram marked with Grm.
 
detail 7
the weighing ranges up to 85g and 350g
 
detail 8
this scale has a presumably non-original dish
 
detail 9
the counterweight arm as symmetry axis
 
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