Large heavy Olland shop scales in enamelled Red
In very good condition, both sheets of glass still intact, weighting platforms with minor damage, scale adjustable, it works fine up to 20 kilos. See photos for a good impression.It comes from De Bilt, Utrecht (NL).Type 339, serial number , from cm wide x 25 cm deep x 69 cm high. The ‘Snelweger’ Olland factory was founded in in Utrecht as an instrument manufacturer by Hendrik Olland. Due to the high quality, professor Buys Ballot requested him to make meteorological instruments for his laboratory. Later on they added compasses, sextants, tide gauges, precision equipment, precision scales and standard measurements. They started manufacturing scales for shop use in , also known as 'snelwegers' (quick weighers). That background enabled the Olland factory to manufacture many types of devices and instruments, which they did up to . Initially from Utrecht, The Netherlands until and from De Bilt, the Netherlands until .Please note: Collection only due to its weight.No shipping! Read More