WMW
letter scale

maker: Vereinigung Volkseigener Betriebe (VVB) WerkzeugMaschinen und Werkzeuge, East Germany (GDR) bruine lijn

WMW letter scale, East Germany

This letter scale with a WMW logo comes from the former East Germany. WMW is the abbreviation for WerkzeugMaschinen und Werkzeuge. That was one of the many VVBs in full: Vereinigung Volkseigener Betriebe in East Germany. It is a scale with cleverly folded parts, see the photos. This specimen is painted red. Most WMW scales are painted green in a color shade that is often used in mechanical engineering, see the photo at the bottom left of this page. The scale has a double weighing range with the foldable counterweight, namely one hundred grams and five hundred grams. The 100 grams scale has a stripe of measure for every gram. On the 500 grams scale, a stripe of measure is given per five grams. The scale is 26 centimeters high, the diameter of the letter plate is 12 cm. The scale base measures 16 x 11 cm.
Below are some more images of the WMW letter scale from the former East Germany.

back of the letter scale

side view

animation: the two positions of the counterweight
-in reality it is a rotational movement-
[move the pointer over the photo]

side view

animation: put 100 grams on the letter scale
[move the pointer over the photo]

animation: with folded down counterweight
add 200 grams
[move the pointer over the photo]

animation: without and with 500 grams
[move the pointer over the photo]

stripes per gram up to 100 grams and per five grams up to 500 grams	the logo of WerkzeugMaschinen und Werkzeuge	the unit of measurement Gramm in German with double m
the head of the zero adjustment screw is a bit small	the profiled round letter plate	the rotating support part has a nice profile
top of the detached plate	letter scale with the plate next to it	underside of the detached plate
the frame is neatly folded in several places	the upright is much stiffer and more dimensionally stable by folding the edges	the bottom of the WMW scale