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Platform Scales & Weights

19th century
Sold 29 August 2025 · Heathcote Antiques - S.A Webster
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Description

The Victorian 19th century platform scales in original green & gold paint with brass beam scale with weights.

Good set of scales.

Height 35 1/2"

Width 21"

Depth 24"

Physical Dimensions
Height
90cm (35.43")
Width
53cm (20.87")
Depth
61cm (24.02")
Declaration

Heathcote Antiques - S.A Webster has dated these Cast Iron Platform Scales to the 19th Century.

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SA1155281
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mhw4460
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Description
The Victorian 19th century platform scales in original green & gold paint with brass beam scale with weights.

Good set of scales.

Height 35 1/2"

Width 21"

Depth 24"

Height
90cm (35.43")
Width
53cm (20.87")
Depth
61cm (24.02")
Date of Manufacture

Heathcote Antiques - S.A Webster has dated these Cast Iron Platform Scales to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1155281
Dealers Internal Ref
mhw4460
Heathcote Antiques - S.A Webster
Heathcote Antiques - S.A Webster
Sellingantiques verified Since Sep 2010

Heathcote antiques ,a family run business

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Archive I An upright antique cast iron platform scale with a brass balance beam and suspended weight, standing on a flat base. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

Platform Scales & Weights

Archive II An upright antique cast iron platform scale with a brass balance beam and suspended weight, standing on a flat base. View II
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Heathcote Antiques - S.A Webster

Heathcote Antiques - S.A Webster
Telephone 01535 635 250 or 07887 900572
Location
West Yorkshire
United Kingdom
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/webster
Verified Since Sep 2010
Items For Sale 149
Items Sold 4,478
Heathcote Antiques - S.A Webster
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An upright antique cast iron platform scale with a brass balance beam and suspended weight, standing on a flat base.
Platform Scales & Weights
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An upright antique cast iron platform scale with a brass balance beam and suspended weight, standing on a flat base.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectWeighing Scales
  • Period19th century
  • StyleIndustrial
  • MaterialCast Iron, Brass
  • ColourBlack
  • MotifsGraduated balance beam, Cast iron platform base, Suspended brass weight, Vertical fluted column
  • SizeH 90 cm (35 in) x W 53 cm (21 in) x D 61 cm (24 in)

FAQs

Platform scales were developed in the 18th and 19th centuries to efficiently weigh heavy loads in warehouses, markets, and shops by using a leverage system that balanced large objects on a platform against smaller weights on a graduated beam.

These utility devices were predominantly constructed using heavy cast iron for the structural frame and base, combined with brass or bronze for the sensitive balance beam, sliding poises, and calibration components.

Authentic pieces typically feature makers stamps or foundry marks cast directly into the iron, hand-stamped verification stamps from weights and measures authorities, and genuine wear patterns consistent with commercial use.

In contemporary interiors, these sculptural objects function well as focal points in open-plan spaces, providing a tactile contrast against minimalist surfaces while acknowledging historical utility.

Maintenance involves gentle dusting with a dry microfibre cloth and applying a microcrystalline wax to bare metal surfaces to prevent oxidation, avoiding harsh chemical solvents that can damage original finishes.
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