Vintage Metal Side-Spring Postal Scale

Vintage Ideal Postal Scale Makes the Perfect Complement to Your Stamp Collection

Before the days of digital scales, businesses weighed mail by postal scales like this.  The Ideal brand Postal Scale was made when it cost just 2¢ to mail a First-Class letter (possibly before the rate increase in 1932).  It would have bee...  more

Vintage Ideal Postal Scale Makes the Perfect Complement to Your Stamp Collection

Before the days of digital scales, businesses weighed mail by postal scales like this.  The Ideal brand Postal Scale was made when it cost just 2¢ to mail a First-Class letter (possibly before the rate increase in 1932).  It would have been used for mail weighing between ½ ounce to 2 pounds.  The corresponding chart indicates the postage needed for each weight for letters, merchandise and printed material; catalogs and books; and newspapers.  .

This metal scale is a piece of postal history you'll love owning.  It was made many decades ago and shows signs of wear.  With a height of about 6 ½” it will fit nicely on a shelf in your stamp collecting area.  Only a few available – order now to be sure you're one of the lucky collectors to get one!