Members of the
'INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ANTIQUE SCALE COLLECTORS (EUROPE)'
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...love to share (by phone, letter, email and/or personal contact) their pleasure in collecting and exploring
the enormous range of scales and weights that have been produced since the civilization of Mankind!
Meeting in England occasionally, members hear lectures, show new acquisitions, buy and sell scales and weights in an entirely informal way. The society's respected quarterly journal 'EQUILIBRIUM' provides the enthusiast with detailed researches into a wide spectrum of scales and balances. A regular Newsletter Fulcrum provides, amongst other things, the personal stories behind collecting activities of our members and their displays. New! The May 2013 issue, in full colour with many illustrations, is available to read now, ahead of the paper copy mailed out to members with EQM early in June. The pictures below illustrate the range and variety of scales and balances that so fascinate our members -  An exquisite coin weight balance  A modern 20th-century scale, also for weighing coins!  A highly collectible set of standard or reference weights and measures - Victorian and earlier brass / copper-alloy engineering with aesthetic appeal. Historical and family research can be based on manufacturers' names, Government stamps, paper ephemera, and even metal detector finds!  These colourful egg weighing machine test poises are a blend of scientific apparatus and practical equipment, for use on farms. A full set of instructions adds a great deal of context about how they were used.  The traditional equal-armed scales were often made with extra features for specific purposes, to a high degree of accuracy. Often hidden away in attics or on trade premises, they can turn up at boot sales, markets, in online auctions, for sale at reasonable prices and in want of some restoration. Cleaning them, and learning how they work, can be a fascinating project, with fellow-Members willing to offer advice and help. If you would like to learn more about our Society, or become a Member, then please use the form on the flyer document below: Payment for subscriptions is now possible electronically. If you have a PayPal account, please try the button below: NEWSLETTERS News and fascinating snippets can be found in Fulcrum . IMPORTANT! advice for those who buy unusual weights for scales - please check out some important history on our Collecting page. FLYER SIDE 1 (MS Word) FLYER SIDE 2 (MS Word) |