Erhard & Söhne letter scale | The special feature of this letter scale is the base. The scale mechanism is known as a model Fertig of Philipp Jakob Maul from Hamburg in Germany. The Fertig patent DE228054 was granted in 1909 and was published in 1910. Elsewhere on this website there are other versions of Fertig letter scales, see for example this one with links to other Fertig scales. | back of the letter scale |
the letter scale loaded with 50 grams |
the weighing range is 100 grams | the scale mechanism comes from Ph.J. Maul |
DÉPOSÉ = protection applied for |
D.R.P. = Deutsche Reich Patent |
the M logo of Ph.J. Maul |
the scale base from different positions - A |
the scale base from different positions - B |
the scale base from different positions - C |
GR is the unit of measurement gram |
the bottom |
up to 100 grams a stripe per gram |
an ornamental brass pattern in the wood |
Erhard & Söhne made four different versions (image from catalog, source internet) | Erhard & Söhne also made this scale base with clean straight patterns |
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