Cinquecento Scale.

An equal arm beam balance utilizing the classic combination of beam, fulcrum and pointer. A uniform bar, the beam, is suspended at its exact center on a knife-edge hinge set at right angles to it. This point of support is called the fulcrum. Two pans of equal weight are suspended from the beam. A pointer attached at right angle to the beam at the fulcrum indicates zero on a scale when the beam is at rest parallel to a level surface. The 12.25” steel beam and the solid brass weight and load pans are each stamped with P Cinquecento with additional maker’s stamps. The base is wood with one drawer and is painted black with gold pin stripe. Italy, Ca. 1880.

Cinquecento scale (C661). Dimensions: 17”W x 8”D x 19”H. Shipping: Included.