the photographic balance of maker Eastman Kodak
Officially, this photographic balance is called the Eastman Studio Scale. In analog photography you develop the photo roll with chemicals into stable negatives. In the early years, people had to weigh the quantities of chemicals themselves in order to arrive at the correct mixing ratios for the developer. This kind of balances were used for that. Even amateur photographers had their own darkroom. Later these balances became redundant because prepackaged powders were used in the correct amounts for the mix. The Eastman Kodak balance dates from the period 1912 to circa 1948. On the left scale you put the powder to be weighed. The weights are placed on the right-hand scale, if more than 5 grams (respectively 75 grains) have to be weighed. The balance was supplied with weights avoirdupois = grains / ounces or in metric = grams. This copy is a Spanish version, the weights are in G.mos (= Gramos = grams).
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