Scale - Mancur C and verbal balance - cast iron, Brass - hide scale

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Antique Mancur spring balance, a 'hide scale' from 1800–1850, with a cast-iron frame and brass measuring plate marked 'KIL', two hooks and a crescent shape, in good used condition with minor signs of age and in working order, originating from Germany, measuring about 29 cm high, 15.5 cm wide and 2 cm deep, weighing about 334 g.

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Antique Mancur spring scale, also known as a 'hide scale'.
Purpose: Originally used by fur trappers in the 19th century to weigh hides of animals such as buffalo.
Made of a cast-iron frame with two hooks to weigh hides of different sizes and a brass measuring plate marked “KIL” that is readable from both sides by a split pointer.
The weighing instrument is marked on one side up to 150 and the other side up to 18.
Many of these scales were produced in Germany in the 19th century.
It is a spring scale in the shape of a 'C' or crescent and easy to carry.

The photos are part of the description.
The scale will be carefully packed and shipped promptly as soon as the details are known.

Antique Mancur spring scale, also known as a 'hide scale'.
Purpose: Originally used by fur trappers in the 19th century to weigh hides of animals such as buffalo.
Made of a cast-iron frame with two hooks to weigh hides of different sizes and a brass measuring plate marked “KIL” that is readable from both sides by a split pointer.
The weighing instrument is marked on one side up to 150 and the other side up to 18.
Many of these scales were produced in Germany in the 19th century.
It is a spring scale in the shape of a 'C' or crescent and easy to carry.

The photos are part of the description.
The scale will be carefully packed and shipped promptly as soon as the details are known.

Details

Era
1400-1900
Weight
334 g
Style subtype
Industrial design
Title additional information
hide scale
No. of items
1
Country of origin
Germany
Model
Mancur C and verbal balance
Material
cast iron, Brass
Colour
Black, Brown
Style
Industrial
Condition
Good condition - used with small signs of ageing
In Working Order
Yes
Height
29 cm
Width
15.5 cm
Depth
2 cm
Estimated period
1800-1850
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Objects sold
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