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Scale Purposes

•  As well as scale type, scales are classified by the purpose for which they are used

•  Scales have generally been developed to support the need of specific industries or activities

•  Items as small as an atom to as large as a train, as unusual as a bowling ball to as common as an egg, all at one time or other need to be weighed


VIEW EXAMPLES OF SCALES CLASSIFIED BY PURPOSE
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APOTHECARY
To weigh drugs and medicine
POSTAL
To determine postage due for parcels and letters
COIN
To ensure the coin has not been altered and retains its full value
AGRICULTURAL
These include Grain, Seed, Dairy and Egg scales
TRADE
For general weighing of common goods
JEWELER'S
To weigh gems and precious metals
SCIENTIFIC
Primarily used in laboratories for a multitude of purposes

APOTHECARY

Dr. Fitch's Prescription Weighing Scale Torsion Balance Apothecary Scale

   
  Equal Arm Apothecary Scale  

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POSTAL

Marion Postal Scale Gorham Beehive Postal Scale

Perfection Postal Scale Steelyard Type Postal Scale

Aligarh Postal Workshop Scale French Roberval Postal Scale

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COIN

American Coin Scale Bernstein Coin Scale

Triple Coin Rocker Scale European Coin Scale

Mittelstenscheid Coin Scale Fairbanks Counterfeit Coin Detector

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AGRICULTURAL

Eclipse Egg Grader Brower Chicken-Turkey Egg Scale

 
Purina Milk Scale   Henry Troemner Cream Testing Balance

Fairbanks Morse Seed Scale European Grain Scale

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TRADE

Buffalo Scale Company Candy Scale Chicago Scale Company 'Little Detective'

Toledo Computing Scale English Shop Scale by Parnall and Sons

Mancur Spring Scale Eureka Scale by Chatillon

   
  Chas W. Brecknell Counting Scale  

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JEWELER'S

J.P. Vienna Diamond Scale Diamond Scale by Degrave, Short & Co.

   
Traveling Jeweler's Scale
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SCIENTIFIC

Josef Nemetz Analytical Balance Webster Oil Dampered Powder Scale

Christian Becker Scale M.F. Patterson Dental Supply Co.

Solder Scale by Henry Troemner Grand Rapids Lumber Tester

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