balance letter scale

maker: Narcisse Briais, Paris, France bruine lijn

Narcisse Briais balance letter scale

This balance was made by Narcisse Briais from Paris in France. The wooden base is remarkably large and probably not original. This letter scale has five weights that lie well in the recessed holes. The weights are 100, 50, 15, 10 and 5 grams. Probably gathered together randomly. Partly in grams and in grammes. The N.B. logo of Narcisse Briais is on the oval letter plate. You can read more about Briais and his successors at this letter scale page.
Below some more images of this balance for weighing letters.

back of the letter scale

an oversized wooden base

the pointer in the vertical position clearly
indicates equilibrium

The weights are well into the countersunk holes

the balance seen from above	the N.B. logo of Narcisse Briais	the five weights
the larger two in gram, the other three in grammes	the bottom of the weights	the bottom with a plugged recessed hole

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version: December 31, 2019