Fine S. Mordan Antique English Postal Scale 6 Balance Weights, Complete Set - NR
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| Reference Number: Avaluer:15582163 | Maker: S. Mordan & Co., London |
| Featured Refinements: Antique Postal Scale |
Antique English Postal Scale Sampson Mordan Co.
This fine and complete 19th Century English Balance Scale was manufactured in London by the Sampson Mordan Company, c1890.
It measures 7-1/2" wide by 3-3/4" deep by 3-1/2" high overall.
The base is ebonized wood, and there are 6 cork-lined inserts holding 6 graduated weights: 4 oz., 2 oz., 1 oz., 1/2 oz., 1/4 oz., and 2 "drams" (a dram is a British unit of weight equal to 1/16t...h of an ounce, so the smallest of these weights = 1/8 oz.)
The weights stack and nest neatly, and the weight holder has tiered rings to keep the weights from sliding around.
Stamped S. MORDAN & Co, and LONDON on the two balance arms.
View from the back side.
The bottom.
I had some fun in the picture below, using an envelope that weighed 1.8 (1 and 8/10 ounces) on my digital scale. It balanced as closely as possible to that (at 1 and 7/8 ounces) on this antique scale, using the appropriate combination of the four smallest brass weights.
An excellent collectible scale in very fine antique condition.
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