{"product_id":"vintage-westa-triumph-mechanical-balance-scale-10-kg-west-germany-c-1960s","title":"Vintage Westa-Triumph Mechanical Balance Scale – 10 kg – West Germany – c.1960s","description":"\u003cp dir=\"auto\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eA substantial vintage \u003cstrong\u003eWesta-Triumph mechanical balance scale\u003c\/strong\u003e, made by \u003cstrong\u003eWestdeutsche Waagenfabrik Westa of Wuppertal-Ronsdorf, West Germany\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe front beam is marked \u003cstrong\u003eWesta-Triumph\u003c\/strong\u003e and uses sliding weights with both gram and kilogram graduations. A 1961 Finnish agricultural-engineering test report identifies the \u003cstrong\u003eWesta Triumph\u003c\/strong\u003e model and confirms Westdeutsche Waagenfabrik Westa as the manufacturer in West Germany. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThis is a great old piece of working-era kitchen or shop equipment, with a heavy painted-metal body, exposed mechanical linkage underneath and lots of authentic age and patina. It would work especially well as vintage kitchen décor, restaurant\/shop display, farmhouse décor or for a collector of old scales and measuring equipment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"auto\"\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaker: \u003cstrong\u003eWesta \/ Westdeutsche Waagenfabrik\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eModel: \u003cstrong\u003eTriumph\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMechanical sliding-weight balance scale\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCapacity: \u003cstrong\u003eup to 10 kg\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDual gram\/kilogram graduated beam\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePainted metal construction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCream\/off-white finish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExposed mechanical balance mechanism underneath\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHand-operated adjustment\/control\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade in \u003cstrong\u003eWest Germany\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLikely \u003cstrong\u003e1950s–1960s\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVintage original, not a reproduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eContemporary listings identify the Westa-Triumph as a mechanical beam scale with a 10 kg capacity, and similar examples are commonly dated to the 1950s–60s. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"auto\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eGood vintage condition with \u003cstrong\u003econsiderable honest age and use wear\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThere is surface dirt, staining, paint wear, oxidation\/rust in places and general scuffing consistent with decades of use. The underside mechanism appears substantially intact from the photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e“mechanism moves; accuracy untested”\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"auto\"\u003ePickup and Shipping Information\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eLocal pickup available in \u003cstrong\u003ePacific Heights, Saskatoon, SK\u003c\/strong\u003e. Cash accepted for local pickup.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eShipping is available throughout \u003cstrong\u003eCanada and the United States at the buyer's expense\u003c\/strong\u003e. A \u003cstrong\u003e$1 shipping deposit\u003c\/strong\u003e is charged at checkout and applied toward the final shipping total. Final shipping cost is calculated after the item has been carefully packed and a Canada Post quote obtained.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eCanadian shipped orders may be subject to applicable taxes. U.S. shipped orders are subject to applicable duties, taxes or tariffs at the buyer's expense. \u003cstrong\u003eInterac e-Transfer\u003c\/strong\u003e accepted for shipped orders.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"auto\"\u003eJay's Mercantile\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecycling the past, one item at a time.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jay's Mercantile","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50521804243030,"sku":"JM 685","price":60.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/5759\/0614\/files\/20260923_175045.jpg?v=1790209034","url":"https:\/\/jaysmercantile.ca\/products\/vintage-westa-triumph-mechanical-balance-scale-10-kg-west-germany-c-1960s","provider":"Jay's Mercantile","version":"1.0","type":"link"}