Quintenz Portable Balance (0661)
Index: 0661
Year: ?
Maker: ?
Dimensions: 43 x 36 x 70 cm
Info
The decimal balance (bascule) was invented by monk Alois Quintenz around 1820. The bascule was used mainly for the weighting of bulk goods like coal, potatoes; grain, ... What made this invention special was that the goods had not to be entered on the weighting platform through the use of ingenious lever mechanism.
References/Links/More Info
Google Books: The repertory of Patent Inventions and Other Discoveries, Page 226
Heimatmuseum Altes Rathaus Loßburg
