Post/letter scale (3) - Brass, Iron - Collectible scales.

Small collection of pendulum scales.

The first is a Vintage Spring Scale "Pocket Balance" 12 kg - Made in Germany
Length 18 cm with hooks, width 3 cm and depth about 2 cm, weighing 62 g.
It is a portable pocket spring scale (dynamometer) from a bygone era, original German. A perfect piece of modernia for antique collectors, lovers of industrial style, or as a distinctive furnishing element for rustic kitchens and taverns.
Model: Pocket Balance, Maximum load: 12 kg (double symmetric graduated scale), produced in Germany (stamped on the front "Registered - Made in Germany")
Front and gold-toned brass details, hook and suspension ring in sturdy steel; back in iron.
The item is in excellent vintage condition. The brass plate is well preserved and the inscriptions and numbers on the graduated scale are perfectly readable. It bears the patina of time that enhances its historical charm. The inner spring is still taut and responsive. Some rust spots on the back as visible in the photo.

The second is a Pocket Post Weigher for Vintage Era - Promotional Gadget Farmitalia Milano in Brass.
Dimensions 7 x 4 cm and weight 10 g.
This is a pocket pendulum postage scale from the early 20th century. It is a refined original promotional object from the historic chemical-pharmaceutical company Farmitalia - MILANO, originally given as a representation gadget to doctors and pharmacists.
The instrument is entirely made of brass and works thanks to an ingenious gravity mechanical mechanism: by suspending the object from the upper ring and attaching the letter to the clip, the weight makes the needle oscillate to indicate grams on the dial.
Dial graduated in grams (scale from 0 to 30 g), ideal at the time for calculating the postal rate. It bears the engraved inscription "PESALETTERE" and the patent/model number № 161926.
On the back the clearly legible inscription with the famous cursive "Farmitalia" brand and the word "MILANO".
It is in brass with a beautiful patina of time and complete with suspension ring and original clip to hold papers.
Excellent vintage aesthetic condition as shown, with signs of time that enhance its charm and authenticity. Movable mechanism and inscriptions perfectly legible.
An unmissable collectible for postage history enthusiasts, vintage pharmaceutical history lovers, or as a decorative object for desks and professional offices.
The item dates precisely to the 1930s/1940s (interwar period).
This timeframe is identifiable thanks to two very clear historical elements:
• The birth of the brand: Farmitalia company was founded in Milan in 1936 (born from a collaboration between Montecatini and the French Rhône-Poulenc group). Before that date the brand did not exist.
• The design and patent: This type of brass pocket postage scale with a scale up to 30 grams, based on patent № 161926, reached its peak production and diffusion between the late 1930s and early 1950s as a promotional item for doctors.

The third is an antique Pocket Letter Scale "Perry & Co Ltd London" – Late 19th Century (Patent No. Briais)

This is a rare collectible for lovers of antique stationery and scientific measuring instruments. It is an antique pendulum pocket scale for letters (pèse-lettres), marketed at the end of the 19th century (Victorian era) by the famous British company Perry & Co Ltd of London (clearly engraved on the lower section), a world leader in producing and distributing high-end writing goods.
The item is based on the famous and ingenious French design patented in Paris by Narcisse Briais (for which Perry & Co. was official distributor for the UK market).

Brass with a splendid authentic patina of time; pins and suspension clip present.
It uses the gravity and steelyard principle. By lifting the upper ring and attaching the correspondence to the metal clamp, the needle indicates the weight on the curved graduated scale; the measurement scale is expressed in ounces (oz) / British postal rates.

The object is in excellent historical condition, perfectly intact and never restored to preserve its valuable original patina. The London brand engraving is clear and legible. The oscillating mechanism and the clamp are fully functional.
Three pieces of postal and stationery history, perfect as a gift for collectors or as a sought-after decorative piece for desks and professional studios.

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