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 |
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APOTHECARY
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Dr. Fitch's Prescription Weighing Scale |
Torsion Balance Apothecary Scale |
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Equal Arm Apothecary Scale |
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POSTAL
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Marion Postal Scale |
Gorham Beehive Postal Scale |
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Perfection Postal Scale |
Steelyard Type Postal Scale |
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Aligarh Postal Workshop Scale |
French Roberval Postal Scale |
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COIN
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American Coin Scale |
Bernstein Coin Scale |
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Triple Coin Rocker Scale |
European Coin Scale |
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Mittelstenscheid Coin Scale |
Fairbanks Counterfeit Coin Detector |
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AGRICULTURAL
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Eclipse Egg Grader |
Brower Chicken-Turkey Egg Scale |
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Purina Milk Scale |
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Henry Troemner Cream Testing Balance |
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Fairbanks Morse Seed Scale |
European Grain Scale |
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TRADE
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Buffalo Scale Company Candy Scale |
Chicago Scale Company 'Little Detective' |
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Toledo Computing Scale |
English Shop Scale by Parnall and Sons |
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Mancur Spring Scale |
Eureka Scale by Chatillon |
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Chas W. Brecknell Counting Scale |
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JEWELER'S
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J.P. Vienna Diamond Scale |
Diamond Scale by Degrave, Short & Co. |
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Traveling Jeweler's Scale |
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SCIENTIFIC
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Josef Nemetz Analytical Balance |
Webster Oil Dampered Powder Scale |
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Christian Becker Scale |
M.F. Patterson Dental Supply Co. |
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Solder Scale by Henry Troemner |
Grand Rapids Lumber Tester |
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