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10th September 2017, 11:46 PM
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Another scale for my collection
You can consider this one a beast; not properly due to its length, with only 85 cms. but, what is impressive is the massive weight these things can measure, in this case up to 152 Kgs.
A good thing: it is marked ... and the 'FORCE' word makes it be French. Lousy pictures; apparently black iron scales are not photogenic  . |
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11th September 2017, 09:25 AM
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What do you do with thd active rust? Marius |
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11th September 2017, 04:40 PM
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Thank you Marius,
I m not so concerned with rust atacking theses things as i am with antique swords and firearms. i wash them and sometimes i pass some sweing machine oil ... which was not the case with this one. I don't see rust in scales being so invasive. In any case, they are in the same room as my blunderbusses, where i have an active dehumidifier. |
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11th September 2017, 05:48 PM
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I have just oiled it; and found out further marks, now in the bottom of the counter-weight.
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12th September 2017, 09:49 AM
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If the atmosphere in the roomnis dry enough, I guess the rut won't progress. And probably oiling them will make rust passive.
Thank you for sharing your collection! 
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12th September 2017, 12:54 PM
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13th September 2017, 10:18 PM
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Very nice display of antique scales!
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13th September 2017, 10:37 PM
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Danke schön
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13th September 2017, 10:41 PM
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De nada!
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18th September 2017, 12:40 AM
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Always great to see old iron implements like this. I am drawn to them and thought about adding a set to my nautical collection.
Do you suspect they are 19th c., Fernando? |
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18th September 2017, 01:06 PM
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Thsnk you Mark,
You just have to sail East and we look for business .Yes, some are 19th. century and even the one on the top is manifestly older. . |
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