Oertling Analytical Balance, 1850
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LUDWIG OERTLING, WHO DESIGNED THE BALANCE, SETTLED IN LONDON IN THE EARLY 1850S AND HIS FIRM BECAME THE LEADING MANUFACTURER OF BALANCES IN BRITAIN.THE POLISHED MAHOGANY AND GLASS CASE, WITH LEVELING SCREWS UNDERNEATH, IS TO PROTECT THE BALANCE FROM DRAFTS WHILE SAMPLES ARE BEING WEIGHED, AS WELL TO KEEP THE DELICATE MECHANISMS FREE FROM DIRT. Measurements 60 X 71 X 31 CM
