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. | back of the scale |
the counterweight is folded down |
the counterweight arm as symmetry axis |
the counterweight |
letter plate is somewhat corroded |
the main axis |
the weighing ranges up to 50g and 250g |
the reading strip |
unit of measure gram marked with Grm. |
the weighing ranges up to 85g and 350g |
this scale has a presumably non-original dish |
the counterweight arm as symmetry axis |
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