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Antique French Cast Iron & Brass Postal Letter Scale, Circa 1880

1,800 AED
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Made for weighing letters before they went to the post, this cast-iron and brass letter scale turns a working object into a desk piece with real presence. The black frame is cast with scrolling leaf decoration, the brass platform sits on a visible system of jointed levers, and the curved dial reads in grammes on two scales. Every part of the mechanism is on show, so it is as much a pleasure to look at as it once was to use.

On a desk, a bookshelf or beside a writing set, it brings the character of an old office into a modern room.

Key Features

  • Origin: France
  • Period: Late 19th century, circa 1880
  • Type: Mechanical postal / letter scale
  • Materials: Cast iron, brass and enamelled metal
  • Mechanism: Exposed articulated brass lever system
  • Platform: Circular brass weighing plate
  • Dial: Two scales in grammes, 0–50 g and 0–250 g
  • Measurement: Grammes
  • Maker: Unidentified
  • Dimensions: L 20 × W 11 × H 21 cm
  • Weight: 389 g
  • Condition: Good antique condition consistent with age, with oxidation, patina, surface wear, scratches and discolouration to the metal and dial. The graduations remain clearly visible. Mechanical accuracy and calibration have not been verified. In original, untouched condition.

A distinctive antique desk object whose exposed mechanism, aged brass and ornamental ironwork capture the practical elegance of 19th-century correspondence.

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