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Analytical Beam Balance Scientific Scale in Glass Case
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Hand built analytical beam balance scientific scale. The scale is used to measure both solid and
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Scientific Scales

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Iron

Vintage Balance, English, Mahogany, Scientific Scales, Stanton Instruments, 1960
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage analytical balance. An English, mahogany cased set of scientific scales by
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Mid-20th Century British Vintage Scientific Scales

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Mahogany

Large Vintage Pantagraph, English, Brass, Scientific Mapping Instrument
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large vintage pantagraph. An English, brass scientific mapping instrument, dating to the
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Mid-20th Century English Vintage Scientific Scales

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Brass

Vintage Fuller's Calculator, English Scientific Instrument, Stanley, Mid Century
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage Fuller's Calculator. An English, mahogany and brass cased scientific instrument
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Mid-20th Century British Vintage Scientific Scales

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Brass

Vintage Allbrit Polar Planimeter, English, Scientific Instrument, Stanley, 1950
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage Allbrit polar planimeter. An English, adjustable scientific instrument by Stanley
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Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Scientific Scales

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Steel

Large 1960's Vintage Scientific Anatomical Human 3D Ear Model
Located in Lafayette, IN
Large 1960's Vintage Scientific Anatomical Human 3D Ear Model. Manufactured by the Nystrom Co. of
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1960s American Vintage Scientific Scales

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Rubber, Wood

1963s Italy Vallardi Box With 6 Wooden Geometric Solids Scientific Instrument
By Antonio Vallardi Editore
Located in Milan, IT
scale. The gift box is free (look at the last picture).  
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1960s Italian Vintage Scientific Scales

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Oak

Beautiful Antique Brass Scale
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Immerse yourself in the elegance and charm of yesteryear with this exquisite antique brass scale, a
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Mid-20th Century Vintage Scientific Scales

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Marble, Brass

Beautiful Vintage Brass Scale
Beautiful Antique Brass Scale
H 25 in W 20 in D 7 in
Brass Scale w/Weights
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage weight balance scale with counterweights. This includes three counter weights and the
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20th Century European Vintage Scientific Scales

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Brass

Vintage Brass Scale w/Weights
Brass Scale w/Weights
H 8 in W 17 in D 8 in
Large Set of 8 Vintage Lab Sieves, English, Brass, Stacking, Scientific, C.1965
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large set of 8 vintage laboratory sieves. An English, brass stacking scientific apparatus
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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Scientific Scales

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Brass

Antique Salter Family Scales No 50 a Well Loved and Used Family Scales
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Antique Salter Family Scales  No 50 A well loved and used Family Scales, made by Salter, the cast
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1940s Industrial Vintage Scientific Scales

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Iron

Double Bronze/Brass Apothecary Scale
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a gilt bronze/brass double apothecary scale. It depicts an upside down bronze Corinthian
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20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Vintage Scientific Scales

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Marble, Brass, Bronze

Double Bronze/Brass Apothecary Scale
Double Bronze/Brass Apothecary Scale
H 19 in W 17.75 in D 5.5 in
Antique Vintage Scale Weight, circa 1930
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Antique scale weight made in Spain by unknown manufacturer, circa 1930. In original condition
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1930s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Scientific Scales

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Metal

Antique Vintage Scale Weight, circa 1930
Antique Vintage Scale Weight, circa 1930
No Reserve
H 1.97 in W 2.76 in D 1.38 in
Wood and Brass Apothecary Scale, 1950s
Located in Felino, IT
Precision apothecary scale, 1940s-1950s. Wooden base with drawer, brass instruments. Original set
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1950s European Art Nouveau Vintage Scientific Scales

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Metal

Wood and Brass Apothecary Scale, 1950s
Wood and Brass Apothecary Scale, 1950s
H 19.69 in W 18.12 in D 7.88 in
Old Blue Scale Gwarancja Olsztyn, Europe, 1970s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
A fantastic antique weighing scale with nicely aged blue paint. Made by Gwarancja Factory in
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1970s Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Scientific Scales

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Metal, Iron

Brass and Iron "KEKUATAN" Hanging Beam Scale
Located in London, GB
A brass and iron beam scale, marked with KEKUATAN 110 kg. along with various proof and numeral
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Mid-20th Century Asian Vintage Scientific Scales

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Brass, Iron

Vintage Metal Scale from Twentieth Century Belgium
Located in High Point, NC
The limelight of everyday life is often put on the home, yet most of our lives happen on the outside, on the surroundings and nearby streets. A butcher, a bakery, a bodega, and the c...
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20th Century Belgian French Provincial Vintage Scientific Scales

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Metal

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
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Scientific Scales

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Iron

Large 1940s Vintage Industrial Apothecary Laboratory Teaching Scale Balance
Located in Lafayette, IN
Rare 1940's vintage large-scale teaching scale/balance. Scale stands a massive 50" tall and was
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1940s American Industrial Vintage Scientific Scales

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Steel, Iron

Spanish, Bronze Balance Scale with Green Painted Wooden Stand
Located in Marbella, ES
Spanish bronze balance scale with green painted wooden stand.
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Vintage Scientific Scales

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Bronze

Space Age Food Scale by Marco Zanuso for Terraillon
By Marco Zanuso
Located in San Diego, CA
Great design on this beautiful scale design by Marco Zanuso for Terraillon, circa 1970's, very
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Late 20th Century French Space Age Vintage Scientific Scales

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Plastic

Vintage Trade Scale Wood and Metal, France, circa 1940
Located in Labrit, Landes
This trade scale was made in the 1940's in France. It was used to weigh food. Oak Shipping
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1940s French Napoleon III Vintage Scientific Scales

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Oak

Decorative Blue Marianne Brandt Avantgarde Bauhaus Letter Scale, 1930s, Germany
By Ruppelwerk, Marianne Brandt
Located in Vienna, AT
An iconic light-blue sheet metal postal letter scale from the1930s in blue, designed by Marianne
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1930s German Bauhaus Vintage Scientific Scales

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Sheet Metal, Metal, Iron

Open Scale Barograph by C F Casella & Co of London
By Casella
Located in London, GB
An open scale barograph by C F Casella & Co of London, circa 1960. 7 day clockwork "Gluck
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Mid-20th Century English Industrial Vintage Scientific Scales

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Metal

Italian Mid-Century White Metal Vertical Medical Scale by Salus, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century White metal Vertical medical scale by Salus, 1960s Vertical medical scale in
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Scientific Scales

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Metal

Art Deco Rock-Ola "Loboy" Porcelain Enamel Coin-Op Penny Scale
By Rock-Ola
Located in Norwalk, CT
Beginning in the Late 19th Century, the penny scale offered a means for passersby to quickly check
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Scientific Scales

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Metal, Enamel

Mid Century Enameled Dayton Meat Scale Hobart Mfg Co Butcher Deli
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage white enameled Dayton Scale Division meat scale, made at the Hobart Manufacturing Company
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vintage Scientific Scales

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Metal, Enamel

Original vintage scale from the 20th Century 'Designed by Berkel in Belgium'
By Berkel 2
Located in Udenhout, NL
Original personal scale from 1946 designed by Berkel in Belgium. (Made in Brussels.) Very nice
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1940s Belgian Industrial Vintage Scientific Scales

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Metal, Enamel

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
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Scientific Scales

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Metal

Vintage Fuller's Calculator, English, Bakelite, Brass, Mathematical Instrument
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
scale for ease of reading the paper scales Stanley maker's mark appears upon the paper scale and handle
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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Scientific Scales

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Brass

Huge Waterman Figural Fountain Pen Advertising Store Display Model
By Waterman
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
compared to a regular fountain pen for scale in the last two posted photos.
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Scientific Scales

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Metal

Pharmacy Height Measure Stand, Pitch Pine Measuring Stick or Somastometre
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
scales were common place in Doctors Surgeries, Chemist Shops and Drug stores, the patient stood on the
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Scientific Scales

Vintage Factory Barometer, English, Oak, Banjo, Official, Factory Act 1937
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
Temperature scale displays in Fahrenheit, and highlights the mandated ambient of 60 degrees This is a
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Mid-20th Century English Victorian Vintage Scientific Scales

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Glass, Oak

"Dance Around Crystal Mountain, " Remarkable Art Deco Painting with Nudes, 1945
By Milton Bond
Located in Philadelphia, PA
scientific scale. Later he taught at the Rochester Institute of Technology, and became fascinated with
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Scientific Scales

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Paint

"Ten Nudes Dancing, " Large Art Deco-Surrealist Painting by Bond, 1940s
By Milton Bond
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Company and developed a system to describe colors on a scientific scale. Later he taught at the Rochester
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Scientific Scales

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Paint

"Kublai Khan, " Large Art Deco Painting Masterpiece with Male Nudes, 1943
By Milton Bond
Located in Philadelphia, PA
painter who worked for the Munsell Color Company and developed a system to describe colors on a scientific
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Scientific Scales

Mid-Century Modern 1950s Dutch Wooden Scientific Molecule Atomic Sculpture Model
Located in Haarlem, NL
Very decorative large vintage 1950s lacquered wooden scale model of a molecule with atoms, probably
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Scientific Scales

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Pine

Large Scale 1980s Laser Holography, Cvetkovich Organic Hologram Collage
By Tom Cvetkovich
Located in Surfside, FL
, Cvetkovich has developed a mental truce between the creative and scientific sides of his brain. At this point
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1980s Contemporary Vintage Scientific Scales

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Mixed Media

1991 "Gate" Large Scale Signed Vintage Silver gelatin Print Photograph
By Zeke Berman
Located in Surfside, FL
or political context, and the commercial, artistic, or scientific motivations of the artist, the
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1990s Abstract Geometric Vintage Scientific Scales

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Silver Gelatin

Voyage to the South Seas: Flora Otaheite
By Michelle Stuart
Located in New York, NY
created a multifaceted body of work including large-scale earth works, complex multi-media installations
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1990s Vintage Scientific Scales

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Etching, Aquatint

Voyage to the South Seas: Flora Australis
By Michelle Stuart
Located in New York, NY
created a multifaceted body of work including large-scale earth works, complex multi-media installations
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1990s Vintage Scientific Scales

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Etching, Aquatint

Hildegarde of Bingen, gorgeous Cloisonne Brooch, jewelry from The Dinner Party
By Judy Chicago
Located in New York, NY
religious pursuits, Hildegard wrote volumes on medical diagnosis and treatment along with scientific
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1980s Medieval Vintage Scientific Scales

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Metal, Enamel

Original Graham Gallery poster (hand signed by Nancy Graves)
By Nancy Graves
Located in New York, NY
,” Graves transformed scientific sources, such as maps and diagrams, into artworks by re-producing their
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1960s Post-Minimalist Vintage Scientific Scales

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Lithograph, Pencil, Offset

Signed Oil on Board Painting by Artist Roger Hayward
Located in Los Angeles, CA
-style home as seen from the street below. With a wonderful sense of proportion and scale, the artist has
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1950s American American Classical Vintage Scientific Scales

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Wood

Signed Oil on Board Painting of a House by Artist Roger Hayward Circa 1957
Located in Los Angeles, CA
-style home as seen from the street below. With a wonderful sense of proportion and scale, the artist has
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1950s American American Classical Vintage Scientific Scales

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Wood

Forms Derived from a Cube 9
By Sol LeWitt
Located in Toronto, Ontario
instructions rather than his own hand or labor. His (in)famous large-scale "wall drawings" for example
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1980s Minimalist Vintage Scientific Scales

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Etching, Aquatint

Forms Derived from a Cube 12
By Sol LeWitt
Located in Toronto, Ontario
instructions rather than his own hand or labor. His (in)famous large-scale "wall drawings" for example
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1980s Minimalist Vintage Scientific Scales

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Gaetano Missaglia Ceiling Lamp with Lampshades in Lucite Plexiglass 1970s Italy
By Gaetano Missaglia
Located in Montecatini Terme, IT
brand names lucite or Plexiglas, was developed in the 1930s. Its scientific name is Poly(methyl
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Scientific Scales

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Metal

Folk Art Mexican Girl "Emborrachate" Oil Painting on Burlap
By Jose Maria de Servin
Located in Surfside, FL
-scientific and optical basis to create lively and humorous geometrical abstractions. It was this Cubism
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Mid-20th Century Folk Art Vintage Scientific Scales

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Burlap, Oil

Folk Art Mexican Girl with Watermelon Oil Painting on Burlap
By Jose Maria de Servin
Located in Surfside, FL
-scientific and optical basis to create lively and humorous geometrical abstractions. It was this Cubism
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Mid-20th Century Folk Art Vintage Scientific Scales

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Burlap, Oil

Vintage Large Format Abstract Unique Color Photo Polaroid Photograph Ellen Carey
By Ellen Carey
Located in Surfside, FL
began embedding found images from scientific textbooks into large-scale photograms. By the 1990s a new
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1980s Abstract Vintage Scientific Scales

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Polaroid

Water Lilies
By Michelle Stuart
Located in New York, NY
created a multifaceted body of work including large-scale earth works, complex multi-media installations
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1990s Contemporary Vintage Scientific Scales

Materials

Etching

Llangorse Lake, Brecon Beacons, Wales, circa 1964. Welsh Landscape. Abstract.
By Roger Cecil
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
landscape, highlighted by intricate, personal marks. Sarah Bradford states: “Scale is an important feature
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Vintage Scientific Scales

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Paper, Pastel, Watercolor

Mexican Modernist Painting Girl with Watermelon
By Jose Maria de Servin
Located in Surfside, FL
departed from its quasi-scientific and optical basis to create lively and humorous geometrical abstractions
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20th Century Folk Art Vintage Scientific Scales

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Paper, Gouache

White-cheeked Spider Monkey (Ateles marginatus)
By Henry Horenstein
Located in New York, NY
pattern of feathers on a bird’s neck. He plays with scale: the rear end and tail of a rhinoceros occupy
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1990s Other Art Style Vintage Scientific Scales

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Silver Gelatin

Domestic Pig (Sus scrofa domestica)
By Henry Horenstein
Located in New York, NY
pattern of feathers on a bird’s neck. He plays with scale: the rear end and tail of a rhinoceros occupy
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1990s Other Art Style Vintage Scientific Scales

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Silver Gelatin

Domestic Great Dane (Canis lupus familiaris)
By Henry Horenstein
Located in New York, NY
pattern of feathers on a bird’s neck. He plays with scale: the rear end and tail of a rhinoceros occupy
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1990s Other Art Style Vintage Scientific Scales

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Silver Gelatin

Cownose Ray (Rhinoptera bonasus)
By Henry Horenstein
Located in New York, NY
pattern of feathers on a bird’s neck. He plays with scale: the rear end and tail of a rhinoceros occupy
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1990s Other Art Style Vintage Scientific Scales

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Silver Gelatin

Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri)
By Henry Horenstein
Located in New York, NY
pattern of feathers on a bird’s neck. He plays with scale: the rear end and tail of a rhinoceros occupy
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1990s Other Art Style Vintage Scientific Scales

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Silver Gelatin

Beluga Whale (Delphinapterus leucas)
By Henry Horenstein
Located in New York, NY
pattern of feathers on a bird’s neck. He plays with scale: the rear end and tail of a rhinoceros occupy
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1990s Other Art Style Vintage Scientific Scales

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Silver Gelatin

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Vintage Scientific Scales For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of vintage scientific scales available for sale. The range of distinct vintage scientific scales — often made from wood, metal and brass — can elevate any home. There are all kinds of vintage scientific scales available, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of vintage scientific scales to choose from, but at 1stDibs, mid-century modern, industrial and Victorian vintage scientific scales are of considerable interest. Vintage scientific scales have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Fairbanks Morse and Company are consistently popular.

How Much are Vintage Scientific Scales?

Prices for vintage scientific scales start at $150 and top out at $4,000 with the average selling for $1,129.