Salter letter scale No. 11
This letter scale made by the company Geo. Salter & Co. Ltd, West Bromwich, England is designated No. 11. The scale is shaped like a dial. The weighing range of 1000 grams is subdivided per 10 grams and the postal weight limit of 15 grams is indicated separately. An 1899 Salter catalog states that the Salter No. 11 with a weighing range of 1 kilo subdivided per 10 grams and can be delivered with the desired local national postal rates. The model of this letter scale existed a little longer because the model can also be seen in the Salter catalog of 1898. Even several versions were available: with a copper or enamel dial, with a copper or nickel-plated letter plate, or at an additional cost with a porcelain dial and nickel-plated letter plate. A letter balance with a bronzed housing - obtained through an electro-copper process - could also be supplied at an additional cost. The scale model can also be recognized in other more recent scales by Salter, see for example the brown smooth No. 11, the green No. 11, or the chromed No. 11.
The cast iron scale house containing flowers and leaves has been shown on this website before, see this 24 oz. Salter No.11 scale, and the even older Salter No.11, and the Dutry Colson Salter No.11 this version, and also this PÈSE LETTRES Salter No.11.
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