SCHOPPER'S PAPER SCALE
with two templates in leather case

maker: Louis Schopper, Leipzig, Germany
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Schopper paper scale
 

Although there is no logo or brand name on this paper scale, it is most likely a paper scale made by Louis Schopper, or else it is a good copy. This paper scale was sold with two pairs of templates in a leather case and was intended for representatives in the paper trade. The model with the leather case is in various Louis Schopper catalogues, including in 1904-1914, in 1924, and in 1926. The scale goes up to 200 grams per square meter. When using the small templates of 3.5 x 7 cm, the scale value to be read can be doubled, so the scale can weigh up to 400 grams per square meter. The scale photographed here has a repaired pointer tip.
Below are some more images of this old paper scale.

back of the scale
back of the scale
 
detail 7
depicted in Schopper's Druckschrift 255 from 1914
 
detail 8
depicted in Schopper's Testing Equipment for the Paper Industry from 1904-1914
 
papierweger in etui
stored in the leather case
 
 
the paper scale with templates
the paper scale and the two pairs of templates
 
 
de twee paar sjablonen
the two pairs of templates on the leather case
 
 

detail 4
the paper scale between thumb and index finger
 
detail 5
the measuring scale up to 200 grams per m2
 
detail 6
with a 7 x 7 centimeter test paper
 
detail 1
above is the 7x7 cm template for grams per 1 m2
below is the 3.5x7 cm template for grams per 1/2m2
 
detail 2
unit of measurement GRAMM PER 1/1 & 1/2 m2
 
 
detail 3
with a stand the measurement becomes easier
 
 
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