Vintage letter scales
The world history of scales building numbers more than 5,000 years. In this regard, letter scales can be considered quite "young", because their age does not exceed two centuries.
In Russia, as well as in other countries, postal services began to acquire special scales for weighing letters since the middle of the XIX century.
The first mention of letter scales in Europe dates back to 1840. In the United States, special scales for letters became an indispensable postal attribute since the 1860s.
From the day of their appearance, letter scales were distinguished by the enviable variety. There were spring, beam, pendulum scales, scalebeams…
The manufacturers often furnished their products with special tables indicating postal rates. Hundreds of patent applications were submitted worldwide.
Along with this, the production of letter scales of one model was often limited, and some samples were made in a single copy.
The impressive variety of models and their uniqueness have made letter scales the favorite item for collectors around the world.
Photographs of vintage letter scales are presented in this section.
The world history of scales building numbers more than 5,000 years. In this regard, letter scales can be considered quite "young", because their age does not exceed two centuries.
In Russia, as well as in other countries, postal services began to acquire special scales for weighing letters since the middle of the XIX century.
The first mention of letter scales in Europe dates back to 1840. In the United States, special scales for letters became an indispensable postal attribute since the 1860s.
From the day of their appearance, letter scales were distinguished by the enviable variety. There were spring, beam, pendulum scales, scalebeams…
The manufacturers often furnished their products with special tables indicating postal rates. Hundreds of patent applications were submitted worldwide.
Along with this, the production of letter scales of one model was often limited, and some samples were made in a single copy.
The impressive variety of models and their uniqueness have made letter scales the favorite item for collectors around the world.
Photographs of vintage letter scales are presented in this section.
Precision brand spring letter scales. USA, the second half of the XX century.
Letter scales with two pendulums and a decorated base. Germany, the early XX century
Letter scales with a decorated base. Europe, the end of the XIX-early XX century.
Letter scales with a movable weight. England, the end of the XIX-early XX century.
Letter scales. Europe, the early XX century.
Letter scales with a case for stamps. USA, the XX century.
Letter scales of the company Ph.J. Maul. Germany, the second half of the XX century.
Pendulum letter scales. Germany, the second half of the XX century.
Mite brand spring letter scales. USA, the 1950s.
JMAZ brand letter scales. Germany, the middle of the XX century.
Letter scales. Europe, the first half of the XX century.
Aero brand letter scales. Europe, the middle of the XX century.
Letter scales with a decorated base. England, the end of the XIX-early XX century.
Regent brand letter scales. Germany, the 1960s
Letter scales in the form of a candleholder of the company R.W. Winfield. England, the end of the XIX century.
Letter scales on an oval base. England, the end of the XIX century.
Letter scales. Europe, the end of the XIX century.
Letter scales. Czechoslovakia, the 1920s.
Letter scales with a case for stamps. USA, the XX century.
Letter scales. England, the first half of the XX century.
Letter scales in the form of a candleholder of the company J&D Ratcliff. England, the end of the XIX century.
JMAZ brand letter scales on a marble base. Germany, the first half of the XX century.
Spring letter scales. Europe, the middle of the XX century.
Rictus spring letter scales. Germany, the 1920s.
Spring letter scales in a plastic casing. USA, the second half of the XX century.
Regent brand letter scales. Germany, the 1960s.
Regent brand letter scales. Germany, the 1960s.
Letter balance on a pedestal with a pullout drawer. England, the end of the XIX-early XX century.
Letter balance of the Roberval system, with weights. England, the end of the XIX-early XX century.
Letter scales with a case for stamps. USA, the XX century.
Letter scales with a table of postal rates. USA, the 1960s.
Letter scales of the company Fairbanks, in a cast iron casing. USA, the early XX century.
Letter scales of the company Pelouze. USA, the second half of the XX century.
Letter balance on a decorated base. England, the end of the XIX century.
Letter balance in a wooden casing, with weights. England, the first half of the XX century.
Letter/household scales with a deep pan. Germany, the middle of the XX century.
Letter scales of the company Hanson. USA, the first half of the XX century.
Letter scales of the company Salter, in a cast iron casing. England, the 1890s.
GEM brand letter scales. USA, the first half of the XX century.
Columbus brand letter scales. Germany, the first half of the XX century.
Pendulum letter scales. Europe, the middle of the XX century.
Letter scales of the Roberval system. England, the 1870s.
Letter scales in the form of a candleholder. England, the end of the XIX century.
Letter scales of the company Salter, in a cast iron casing. England, the 1890s.
Letter scales of the company Pelouze. USA, the second half of the XX century.
Letter scales of the company Pelouze. USA, the second half of the XX century.
Letter/household scales with a deep pan. Germany, the middle of the XX century.
Spring letter scales. Germany, the 1940s.
JMAZ brand letter scales. Germany, the middle of the XX century.
Spring letter scales. USA, the first half of the XX century.
Petrus brand letter scales. Germany, the first half of the XX century.
Letter balance with decoration of the company Townshend & Co. England, the 1920s.
Letter balance with decoration. England, the end of the XIX century.
Letter scales. Germany, the second half of the XX century.
Letter/household scales in the form of a candleholder. England, the end of the XIX century.
Scale Queen brand spring scales. USA, the 1950s.
Regent brand letter scales. Germany, the 1960s.
Letter scales of the company Buddy Mfg. Co. USA, the 1940s.
Letter balance. England, the end of the XIX-early XX century.
Letter scales. USA, the first half of the XX century.
Letter scales. Europe, the first half of the XX century.
Letter scales with a case for stamps. USA, the XX century.
Spring scales of the company IDL Mfg. & Sales Co. USA, the 1940s.
National brand letter scales. USA, the end of the XIX-early XX century.
Letter balance of the Roberval system, with weights. England, the end of the XIX-early XX century.
Columbus brand letter scales on a cast iron base. Germany, the first half of the XX century.
Letter scales of the company Triner, with a movable weight. USA, the 1960s.
Spring letter scales. The manufacturer is unknown, the end of the XIX-early XX century.
Letter scales of the company Kern. Copy. Germany, 1994.
Letter scales with a pedestal-case for stamps. USA, XX century.
Letter scales. England, the end of the XIX-early XX century.
Letter scales on a decorated base. Europe, the end of the XIX century.
Letter scales with a movable weight. England, the end of the XIX-early XX century.
Mixed-type letter scales of the company S. Mordan & Co. England, the end of the XIX-early XX century.
Letter/household scales. Europe, the early XX century.
Letter balance with decoration. England, the end of the XIX-early XX century.
Scala brand letter scales in a plastic casing. Germany, the 1970s.
Letter balance on a wooden base. England, the 1870s.
Spring letter scales. Europe, the middle of the XX century.
National brand letter scales. USA, the end of the XIX-early XX century.
Victor brand letter scales. USA, the 1920s.
Exaktus brand letter scales. Germany, the 1940s.
Letter scales. Europe, the middle of the XX century.
Letter balance of the Roberval system, with decoration. England, the end of the XIX-early XX century.
Letter scales with postal rates. England, the 1960s.
Letter balance. England, the end of the XIX-early XX century.
Letter scales of the company Gorham. England, the 1910s.
Victor brand letter scales. USA, the 1920s.
Letter scales. Europe, the first half of the XX century.
Letter scales of the company Kern. Copy. Germany, 1994.
Spring letter scales. Europe, the first half of the XX century.
Spring scales with a brass dial. Europe, the end of the XIX century.
Leter balance with a set of weights. England, the early XX century.
Letter balance of the company Townshend & Co, with decoration. England, the 1920s.
Letter balance with decoration. England, the end of the XIX-early XX century.
Letter/household scales with a deep pan. Germany, the middle of the XX century.
Letter scales. Holland, the second half of the XX century.
Columbus brand letter scales. Germany, the first half of the XX century.
Ramsey brand letter scales. The manufacturer is unknown, the second half of the XX century.
Letter balance on a wooden pedestal with a pullout drawer. England, the first half of the XX century.
Letter scales. Europe, the end of the XIX-early XX century.
Mixed-type letter scales. England, the end of the XIX-early XX century.
Letter scales. Norway, the middle of the XX century.
Scale Queen brand spring scales with cigar advertising. USA, the 1950s.
Spring letter scales. Europe, the first half of the XX century.
Letter balance on a wooden pedestal with a pullout drawer. England, the first half of the XX century.
Balance of the Roberval system, with a set of tiny metal weights. Europe, the middle of the XX century.
Presto brand letter scales. USA, the 1940s.
Letter scales of the company Buddy Mfg. Co. USA, the 1940s.
Spring letter scales of the company Avery. England, the 1920s.
Letter scales of the company Salter, in a cast iron casing. England, the 1890s.
Spring letter scales of the Hanson company. USA, the middle of the XX century.
Spring letter scales. USA, the middle of the XX century.
Spring letter scales of the company Pelouze. USA, the 1950s.
Spring letter scales of the company Hanson. USA, the middle of the XX century.
Spring letter scales of the company Chatillon. USA, the middle of the XX century.
Letter scales in a cast iron casing. USA, the first half of the XX century.
Equal-arm letter balance. Europe, the first half of the XX century.
Letter balance with a set of tiny weights. England, the early XX century.
Letter scales of the company Triner Scale & Mfg Co. USA, the first half of the XX century.
Letter scales of the company Triner Scale & Mfg Co. USA, the middle of the XX century.
Letter scales with a movable weight. USA, the middle of the XX century.
Scales for weighing parcels. Presumably Germany, the first half of the XX century.
Letter scales with a movable weight, on a marble base. England, the end of the XIX century.
Letter scales with a movable weight. USA, the middle of the XX century.
Letter scales of the company Pitney Bowes. USA, 1960s.