Antique Mechanical Scale
1920s Doctors' Medical Scale Mechanical Stand Up with Weights
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1920. We offer this antique Industrial stand up doctors' scale. Features height indicator and
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1920s American Industrial Antique Mechanical Scale
Materials
Brass
1910s Doctors' Medical Scale Mechanical Stand Up with Weights
Located in New York, NY
1910s antique Industrial stand up doctors' scale. Features height indicator and a movable weights
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1910s American Industrial Antique Mechanical Scale
Materials
Metal
Early 20th Century French Laboratory Scale
Located in High Point, NC
Housed in a wooden and glass vitrine, this small scale was once used for precision measurements
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Early 20th Century French French Provincial Antique Mechanical Scale
Materials
Metal
Early 20th Century French Laboratory Scale
Located in High Point, NC
Made in early 20th Century France, this mechanical wonder was crafted with an eye for aesthetics
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Early 20th Century French French Provincial Antique Mechanical Scale
Materials
Metal
18 Karat Yellow Gold Snake Bracelet Covered Dial Watch
Located in Firenze, IT
with scales closing with a ratchet. The snake's head reveals a watch with a mechanical movement , the
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1910s French Art Nouveau Antique Mechanical Scale
Materials
Diamond, Opal, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Palatial & Rare Napoleon III French Ormolu and Patinated Bronze Clock, Detouche
By C. Detouche
Located in New York, NY
mahogany plinth.
At over six feet tall, the present clock is impressive in scale and rare in Detouche’s
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Mechanical Scale
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Bronze, Ormolu
H 81 in W 50 in D 19 in
Bronze and Gilt Warwick Vase Lamp on Portoro Marble Basis, by Barbadienne, 1860
By Achille Collas
Located in Rome, IT
inventor who developed a way of mechanically copying sculptures on a reduced scale, a process he called
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1860s French Grand Tour Antique Mechanical Scale
Materials
Carrara Marble, Bronze
H 15.36 in W 13.78 in D 9.06 in
Royal Air Force 1925 Enameled Wings Badge In 18Kt Gold With 1.68 Ctw Diamonds
Located in Miami, FL
and a mechanical security lock.
History of The Wings Badge
Pilot’s brevet or Pilot’s Wings was
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1920s English George V Antique Mechanical Scale
Materials
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
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W 0.79 in D 0.2 in L 2.36 in
1739 Masterwork: Van der Horst's Architectural Elegance in Original Engravings
Located in Langweer, NL
architects of the time.
The diagrams are marked with numerous measurements and have an annotated scale
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1730s Antique Mechanical Scale
Materials
Paper
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H 17.52 in W 22.64 in D 0 in
Pair of Candelabra 19th Century Louis XVI
Located in Warsaw, PL
inventor of the mechanical method to obtain copies of sculptures at a smaller scale. Under the “Collas et
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Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Mechanical Scale
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Bronze
Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mantel Clock by Henri Picard & Fedinand Barbedienne
By F. Barbedienne Foundry
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Barbedienne Foundry' in 1839 in partnership with Achille Collas, the inventor of a mechanical method for
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Mechanical Scale
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Bronze, Ormolu
H 27.25 in W 22.5 in D 27.25 in
c.1875 French Gilt-Bronze Grand-Sonnerie Multi-Dial Carriage Clock
Located in Greenlawn, NY
29.5 day scale.
Movement:
The eight-day twin barrel movement with alarm has grand-sonnerie
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Late 19th Century French Antique Mechanical Scale
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Jean-Moïse Badollet Co. 1886 Geneva Hunter Pocket Watch In 18Kt Gold With Enamel
Located in Miami, FL
), mechanical hand winding.
Diamonds: Mount in flush incrusted settings, with 4 European rose cut diamond of
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1880s Swiss Belle Époque Antique Mechanical Scale
Materials
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
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H 1.85 in W 1.3 in D 0.35 in L 1.85 in
Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze "Decorative Vases" by Ferdinand Barbedienne
By Ferdinand Barbedienne
Located in London, GB
mechanical method to obtain copies of sculptures at a smaller scale. With this groundbreaking proceed, they
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Mechanical Scale
Materials
Marble, Gold, Bronze
FINE CIRCA 1895 FRENCH AUTOMATON INDUSTRIAL LOCOMOTIVE MOVING GiLT BRONZE CLOCK
Located in GB
over £150,000 on 1stdibs, which was fully restored and look brand new. They have two mechanical winding
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1890s French Industrial Antique Mechanical Scale
Materials
Brass
H 17.72 in W 18.71 in D 9.06 in
‘Gloria Victis’, A Patinated Bronze Figural Group by Mercié, Cast by Barbedienne
By Ferdinand Barbedienne
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
complex mechanical pantograph lathe that enabled sculpture to be mathematically measured and transcribed
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19th Century French Antique Mechanical Scale
Materials
Bronze
H 41.74 in W 16.54 in D 14.18 in
A.W.N Pugin and Sir Charles Barry, an Important Gothic Revival Oak Library Table
By Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin
Located in London, GB
clearly a group of designs for furniture by Barry/Pugin. Given the design, date and scale of the furniture
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1830s English Gothic Revival Antique Mechanical Scale
Materials
Oak
H 31 in W 60 in D 34 in
A Renaissance Revival , Copper & Brass Mounted with Malachite Top, Jewelry Box
Located in Sheffield, MA
is of interest to these pages for its sculptural work, on the small scale, and more importantly, for
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19th Century English Renaissance Revival Antique Mechanical Scale
H 39 in W 24.5 in D 17.5 in
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Unique Late 19th-Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze Cartel Clock by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in New York, NY
A palatial and unique late 19th-early 20th century gilt bronze Cartel clock
By François Linke
The heavy and great quality bronze clock is topped by an urn with rams heads and c...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Mechanical Scale
Materials
Bronze
H 43 in W 17 in D 9 in
Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
By Henry Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
England, third quarter of the 19th century
On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...
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Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Antique Mechanical Scale
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Other
H 51.19 in W 55.12 in D 201.58 in
Machine Age Art Deco Doctors or Bathroom Floor Model Scale Weigh Master by Hanso
Located in New York, NY
Great Machine Age, American Art Deco floor scale, Weigh Master by Hanson. The scale is fully functional, it shows cosmetic wear to the paint finish, and there is some loss to the rub...
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1930s American Art Deco Antique Mechanical Scale
Materials
Metal
H 36 in W 10 in D 14 in
Elegant American Mahogany Satinwood Inlaid Corner Cupboard, Va , Circa 1800
Located in Hollywood, SC
American Mahogany elegant corner cupboard with a centered urn scrolled inlaid pediment, original upper flanking glass hinged doors, fitted interior butterfly shelving, single centere...
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Early 1800s American American Colonial Antique Mechanical Scale
Materials
Brass
Mills Novelty Art Deco Green Porcelain Penny Scale
By Mills Novelty Company
Located in Ferndale, MI
Art Deco period penny scale by Mills Novelty co. Period green porcelain pedestal with cream colored foot hold.
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1940s American Art Deco Antique Mechanical Scale
Materials
Iron
Vintage European Work Table with Metal Base and Butcher Block Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Super unique vintage European work table. Solid wood top sits upon metal base. Truly a one-of-a-kind piece!
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Early 20th Century French Machine Age Antique Mechanical Scale
Materials
Metal
American Mahogany and Gilt Marble Pier Table , Philadelphia Circa 1815
Located in Hollywood, SC
American mahogany marble top pier table with carved acanthus floral edge, marble corner columns, original mirror, and terminating on gilded carved floral lions paw feet. Philadelphi...
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1810s American American Empire Antique Mechanical Scale
Materials
Marble
18th Century Painted Boiserie Panel
Located in Washington, DC
A 18th century painted boiserie panel.
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18th Century French Antique Mechanical Scale
Materials
Wood, Paint
American Federal Mahogany and Rosewood Diminutive Corner Cabinet, Circa 1810
Located in Hollywood, SC
American Federal two-piece mahogany and rosewood diminutive corner cabinet with a carved molded edge cornice, upper hinged mullion glass door with three fitted interior shelves, lowe...
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1810s American Federal Antique Mechanical Scale
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Glass, Mahogany, Rosewood, Pine, Paint
H 82 in W 32.5 in D 21.5 in
Landing of General Lafayette Staffordshire Plate by James & Ralph Clews
By Ralph & James Clews
Located in valatie, NY
Landing of General Lafayette Staffordshire Plate by James and Ralph Clews, circa 1830. This deep blue Staffordshire plate is made of white earthenware with a blue transfer. It was ma...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Mechanical Scale
Materials
Earthenware
Huge Scale 32″ Decorative Chinese Porcelain Fish Bowl Jardinière Planter
Located in Llanbrynmair, GB
A superb decorative Chinese Porcelain Fish Bowl Jardinière Planter, rarely seen in this scale, this large 32″ diameter example makes for an unique and imposing statement piece. Fine...
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Early 20th Century East Asian Chinese Export Antique Mechanical Scale
Materials
Porcelain
American Brilliant Cut Glass Pitcher, circa 1900
Located in New York, NY
American brilliant cut glass pitcher, circa 1900.
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Early 20th Century American Antique Mechanical Scale
Materials
Cut Glass
Seat of Health Antique Rowing Machine
Located in Peekskill, NY
Unusual and beautifully designed this early 20th century collapsible rowing machine abdominal exerciser manufactured by the Health Developing Apparatus Co., inc., Bridgeport, Conn. M...
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Mechanical Scale
Materials
Aluminum
Textile Machine Works Riveted Steel Factory Cabinet Antique
By Textile Machine Works
Located in New York, NY
This heavy, riveted steel work station cabinet, crafted by Textile Machine Works in Reading, PA, exudes industrial charm. In very good condition, it has been meticulously stripped an...
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Mechanical Scale
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Steel
Vintage 1920s Industrial Vulcanized Office Factory Desk Wastebasket Trash Can
Located in Hyattsville, MD
American vulcanized fiber company factory office trash can, small to medium in size. The cleanest example that we have ever found, even with paper label to the outer bottom as well. ...
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1920s American Industrial Antique Mechanical Scale
Materials
Natural Fiber
Antique American Empire Sideboard Buffet Crotch Flame Mahogany, circa 1840
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Early 19th Century Large Antique American Empire Sideboard in Crotch Flame Mahogany with 2 pull out surfaces on the sides. Item features beautiful crotch mahogany wood veneer, tall b...
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Early 19th Century American American Empire Antique Mechanical Scale
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
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French Bronze Rendition of the Famous Warwick Vase, circa 1860
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
artist and aspiring inventor who invented a mechanical devise for the accurate manufacture of scaled down
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1860s French Antique Mechanical Scale
Materials
Bronze
Large Gilted Bronze 'Warwick' Vase by Barbedienne, Paris
Located in Antrim, GB
copying sculptures on a reduced scale, a process he called “réduction méchanique” or mechanical
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1890s French Classical Roman Antique Mechanical Scale
Materials
Bronze
Rare Hoyt Voltammeter, Mahogany All Original, as Sculpture, circa 1920
Located in Dallas, TX
scales. A rare and desirable treasure.
~Like artifacts of an ancient civilization -
these rare legends
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Antique Mechanical Scale
Materials
Chrome
Early 18th Century Irish Mahogany Bracket Clock
By Johnson of Gallway
Located in Dublin, IE
exceptional mechanical features. Here we have a double fusee, striking hours on a bell with its' original
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Early 18th Century Irish Antique Mechanical Scale
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Mahogany
The Pergola
Located in Paris, FR
great deal larger in scale, and in this regard, they prefigure Chuck Close's work by one half century
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1920s Impressionist Antique Mechanical Scale
Materials
Oil
Late 19th Century Copper-Plated Staircase Baluster from the Guaranty Building
By Louis Sullivan
Located in Chicago, IL
the building into four zones. the basement was the mechanical and utility area. the next zone was the
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1890s American Late Victorian Antique Mechanical Scale
Materials
Iron
Parisian Mechanical Scale with Armorial, Signed & Dated
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Mechanical scale with complicated counter-balance system, constructed in cast Iron. Originating
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19th Century French Antique Mechanical Scale
Vintage Chatillion Hanging 100 Pound Scale with a Rustic Wire Basket
By Chatillion Scale Works
Located in Philadelphia, PA
kitchen for storing fresh fruits and vegetables. Chatillon has made mechanical weighing scales since 1835
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Mechanical Scale
Materials
Enamel, Mixed Metal
19th C. Chatillion Hanging Brass Mercantile 30 Lb. Scale with Galvanized Tray
By Chatillion Scale Works
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A hanging mercantile circular spring scale with a rustic galvanized steel tray, circa early to mid
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19th Century American Industrial Antique Mechanical Scale
Materials
Brass, Steel
H 1.5 in W 10 in D 27 in
Thomas Weeks Satinwood Regency Period Personal Mechanical Weighing Scales
By Thomas Weeks
Located in London, by appointment only
A very rare set of late 18th century weighing scales with extending height measure, made in
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Mechanical Scale
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Satinwood
Pair of Neoclassical Style Bronze Busts of Women
By F. Barbedienne Foundry
Located in Kittery Point, ME
invented a means of mechanically reducing the scale from the original statue). Each raised on a fluted
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Mechanical Scale
Materials
Bronze
Polyphon Upright Coin Op Disc Music Box circa 1898
Located in Milford, NH
name of a disc-playing music box, a mechanical device first manufactured by the Polyphon Musikwerke
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Late 19th Century German Antique Mechanical Scale
Materials
Walnut
Detailed Pre WWII Instructional Auto Model
By HOHM Modelle Company 1
Located in Peekskill, NY
full scale auto. It is truly a work of art. This functioning scale model reflects a period of time when
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Early 20th Century German Industrial Antique Mechanical Scale
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Mahogany and Ormolu Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular and grand scale French Louis XVI style mid-19th century flamed mahogany and ormolu
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Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Mechanical Scale
French Psyche Bronze Delaplanche, Barbedienne & Achille Collas
By Eugène Delaplanche
Located in Newark, England
mechanically creating engravings and a machine to copy sculptures at a smaller scale, the so-called Réduction
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Mechanical Scale
Materials
Bronze
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H 29.5 in W 9 in D 10.6 in
Pair of Gorgeous Bronze Candelabras
Located in Warsaw, PL
inventor of the mechanical method to obtain copies of sculptures at a smaller scale. Under the “Collas et
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Mechanical Scale
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Gold Plate
"David" by Antonin Mercié
By Antonin Mercie
Located in Paris, FR
. Mercié. Barbedienne foundry, mechanical reduction by Colas.
The plaster model of "David"
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1880s French Neoclassical Antique Mechanical Scale
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Bronze
French Bronze Amalthea and Jupiter's Goat Barbedienne
By Ferdinand Barbedienne
Located in Newark, England
way of mechanically creating engravings and a machine to copy sculptures at a smaller scale, the so
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Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Mechanical Scale
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
A Rare Malachite, Brass & Copper Box on Stand by Elkington & Co
Located in Sheffield, MA
to these pages for its sculptural work, on the small scale, and more importantly, for full-sized
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19th Century English Antique Mechanical Scale
Antique Field Sextant, English, Brass, Military Instrument, Stanley, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
around its arc to aid navigation
Magnified viewing window for reading the scale
Vernier adjustments
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Late 19th Century British Antique Mechanical Scale
Materials
Brass
H 2.96 in W 4.73 in D 4.93 in
Fine Antique English Nautical Walker’s Excelsior IV Patent Log with Stand
Located in Forney, TX
(1837–1921), an engineer in Birmingham, patented a mechanical log in which a recording instrument was
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Early 20th Century English Industrial Antique Mechanical Scale
Materials
Brass
Fairbanks Scale
Located in Spokane, WA
Just a beautiful piece of history. Brass and steel, mechanical scale with weights. Great
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Early 20th Century American Antique Mechanical Scale
Materials
Steel, Brass
Antique Equal Arm Balance Scales
By Perry & Warmington LTD
Located in New York, NY
& Warmington LTD of Liverpool & Manchester, England. Mechanical scales are now collectible due to their
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Early 20th Century English Antique Mechanical Scale
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Machine Age Joseph Sinel "Step On It" Coin-Operated Skyscraper Scale
By Joseph Sinel, International Ticket Scale Corp
Located in Dallas, TX
Art Deco Machine Age Joseph Sinel "Step On It" Skyscraper scale
One of the truly important
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1920s American Art Deco Antique Mechanical Scale
H 77 in W 17 in D 25 in
Apothecary's / Assayer's Scales
Located in Culver City, CA
As well as being interesting to look at these scales have lots of knobs and leavers to fiddle with
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Early 20th Century English Antique Mechanical Scale
Materials
Metal
Large Basis Weight Scale Artifact
By Thwing Instrument Company
Located in Dallas, TX
This 1920's era instrument is the primary mechanical component of a large Basis Weight Scale, that
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Early 20th Century American Antique Mechanical Scale
Materials
Brass, Steel
French Drafting Table
Located in Seattle, WA
Bold, large-scale mahogany Drafting Table with iron mechanical base, including the foot-pedal
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Early 20th Century French Antique Mechanical Scale
Large Modernist Artist's Female Lay Figure
Located in London, GB
of good scale and from the birth of the "modernist" movement. This hand carved female figure
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Early 20th Century Folk Art Antique Mechanical Scale
Pair of French Gilt Bronze Maidens
Located in Cambridgeshire, GB
way of mechanically creating engravings of medallions and other reliefs and a machine to copy
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Mechanical Scale
Gustav Becker Wall Clock, 1895
Located in Liverpool, GB
union.
Two-piece enamel dial with Roman hour index and minute scale. Openwork steel hands decorated
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Late 19th Century German Antique Mechanical Scale
Materials
Walnut
8.5 Foot Tall 17th Century Portrait Oil Painting of Sir Christopher Wren
By Sir Peter Lely
Located in Gallatin, TN
.” During this time period, Wren manifested an interest in the design and construction of mechanical
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17th Century Academic Antique Mechanical Scale
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Canvas, Oil
H 103 in W 74 in D 5.5 in
Ancient Greek Bronze Sculpture Of Dionysus
Located in Gallatin, TN
and Roman artists created hundreds of statue types whose influence on large-scale statuary from
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15th Century and Earlier Antique Mechanical Scale
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Antique Mechanical Scale For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic antique mechanical scale available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, bronze and wood, every antique mechanical scale was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique mechanical scale — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. Each antique mechanical scale bearing industrial, Art Nouveau or Louis XVI hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one antique mechanical scale that is appealing in its simplicity, but Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin, C. Detouche and F. Barbedienne Foundry produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Antique Mechanical Scale?
Prices for an antique mechanical scale can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $200 and can go as high as $184,922, while the average can fetch as much as $8,758.