letter scale
with decorative base

maker: unknown, Germany bruine lijn

letter scale

I do not know who made this letter scale. The scale probably comes from Germany. The letter scale stands on a gracefully curled foot. This decorative foot model has already been shown at another letter scale, see here. Both scales are at the bottom of this page. The combination of the counterweight with the oval reading window is very special. The weighing range is 250 grams. Up to 125 grams, each gram has a stripe of measure. Above that, there is a stripe of measure per five grams. The 125 grams was a postage limit in Sweden. This letter scale came with a rectangular letter tray, which did not seem the right shape to me. I therefore replaced the plateau with a homemade round one.
Below are some more images of this rare special letter scale.

back of the letter scale

the unloaded scale

animation: the scale loaded with 50 grams
or loaded at the max with 250 grams
[move the pointer over the photo]

the unloaded scale

the unit of measure Gr. and stripes per five grams	up to 125 grams, each gram has a stripe of measure	also extended stripes per five and ten grams digits only at 0, 50, 100, 150, 200, and 250 grams
the oval window with reading wire	a somewhat strange combination of oval and round	the decorative foot
a folded frame at the main pivot	the folded lower short lever	two fixed and one adjustable support point
the replacement letter plate	the round plateau with the mounting bush soldered on it	the three-legged decorative foot from below
on the left the purchased letter scale still with the rectangular plateau on the right the letter scale already shown, see here	both letter scales have the same decorative foot	the scales differ on all parts, with the exception of the decorative foot

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version: June 19, 2022

letter scalewith decorative base

letter scale
with decorative base