10 kilo economic spring balance scale with a weighing pan
Extent and Medium
a: Height: 8.375 inches (21.273 cm) | Width: 7.125 inches (18.097 cm) | Depth: 4.375 inches (11.113 cm)
b: Height: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm) | Width: 10.125 inches (25.718 cm) | Depth: 7.250 inches (18.415 cm)
c: Height: 3.375 inches (8.573 cm) | Width: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm)
d: Height: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm) | Width: 0.625 inches (1.588 cm)
Archival History
The scale was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1990.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection
Funding Note: The cataloging of this artifact has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
Scope and Content
Ten kilo (22 pound) spring balance scale with weighing pan likely produced in Germany around the turn of the 20th century. Scales such as this would be used at small farms or shops to weigh vegetables or other solid materials.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
a. Silver colored cast metal spring balance scale with a flat, vertical body, a curved upper half, a straight base and lower sides, and 2 rectangular pedestal feet. On the front, set into a raised rim, is a large, flat, white enameled metal dial with an outer ring of painted black lines and numbers. The numbers indicate weights: 0 – 20 pounds along the inner ring and 0 – 10 kilos with fractional increments along the outer. Below, the body is embossed with a row of 3 diamonds flanked by short zig-zags. On the back center, a rectangular metal housing for the inner works is mounted between 2 parallel vertical ridges. It has an open base, a ridged back, and the top is covered by a horizontal panel extending from the body. On top, a threaded metal post with a circular head is fixed to the right of a hole from which a vertical rod extends. Screwed to the top is a horizontal metal ring with central cross bars and 4 upward curving, flared prongs to support a weighing pan. b. Large, shallow, oval silver colored metal weighing pan for a spring scale. It has a flat, slightly raised base, rounded, gently sloped sides, and a rolled rim. The surface is discolored, worn, and slightly dented. c. Thin, flat, corroded silver colored metal indicator needle with a tapered point from the dial of a spring scale (a). The point extends from a central disk, which has a domed, brass colored metal mount. Extending from the disk, opposite the point, is an oval with a ring at the end. d. Sixteen different sized, irregularly shaped flakes of enamel paint from the white dial of a spring scale (a). Several of the flakes are painted with black markings from the product label or the number line.
Subjects
- Food industry and trade--Equipment and supplies.
- Germany--Social life and customs.
- Scales (Weighing instruments)--Germany--History.
- Stores, Retail--Equipment and supplies.
Genre
- Tools and Equipment
- Object