Ink scale
- Made:
- 1940-1960
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Printer's pre-digital ink scale.
Includes a spirit level set into the body of the scales to ensure accuracy of measurements. Has 2 sliding scales: up to 1000g in 100g increments; and up to 100g in 1/2g increments. The weights are attached to a sliding bar. There is a needle on a dial with a read-off mark but no scale indicated. The two scale plates are different: a flat tin plate on the one side and a smaller, cork covered plate on the other.
Details
- Category:
- Printing & Writing
- Object Number:
- Y2008.27
- Materials:
- steel (metal), tin (metal) and cork
- Measurements:
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overall: 470 mm x 450 mm x 270 mm, 16 kg
- type:
- scale - rule
- credit:
- Gift of Alan Roughley
