8 Scales and Weights

1) English brass postal scale, c. 1890, for letters, with 6 weights up to 4 ounces, with calibration marks, on walnut base, 7 ½ x 4 1/3 in. - 2) English apothecary scale, c. 1900, cast-iron base, brass weighing pans, width 10 5/8 in. - 3) Columbus, c. 1910, Art-Nouveau letter scale by Philipp Jakob Maul in Hamburg, for up to 60 grams, on stamped base, height 6 in. - 4) 2 Columbus Bilateral scales, c. 1920, letter scales by the same maker, brass on marble base. - 5) Indian gold scale, c. 1950, brass, with 9 weights, in velvet-lined wood case. - 6) English brass postal scale, c. 1890, for domestic letters and parcels, with 5 weights up to 1 lb, on ebonised wood base, 19 1/3 x 10 5/8 in. - 7) German letter scale, c. 1920, adjustable from 0 to 50 grams to 0 to 250 grams, cast metal and brass, enamel scale, height 8 ¾ in. - And: 8) English bell-shaped weight, brass, 2 lbs.

布雷克拍品等级是为了方便竞买人判断拍卖品的成色而设置的。布雷克等级用1到6级来标注外观和功能的成色，(从非常好到非常差)。 在目录图册里用括号里的2个数字来表示，前一个数字表示外观成色的级别，后一个数字表示功能成色的级别。如(3/2)表示外观成色是3(满意的)，功能成色2(好)。 成色 定义参照下列标准： 1 - 非常好 (未使用过，没有使用痕迹) 2 - 好 (新，极少的使用痕迹) 3 - 满意的 (普通的使用痕迹) 4 - 及格的 (明显的使用痕迹，某个非主要部件是后配的) 5 - 有缺陷的 (极明显的使用痕迹, 某个主要部件是后配的，功能上有缺陷，需要修理) 6 - 非常差 (严重破损, 缺少重要部件)