Antique Louis Schopper Paper Scale, Leipzig

A wonderfully elaborate antique paper weighing scale by Louis Schopper of Leipzig, Germany, a manufacturer of precision measuring instruments established in 1881.

Originally designed to calculate paper weight from a small suspended sample, its sweeping graduated brass scale, delicate wire holder and blackened iron construction make for a particularly beautiful piece of industrial engineering.

The original maker's plaque identifies the company's New York agents, while the curved scale is calibrated in pounds for the export market.

An extraordinary amount of engineering devoted to something as ordinary as a sheet of paper.

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Condition: Excellent - normal wear and patination for age

Size: W 42 × D 21.5 × H 60cm