MPS B I 13

  

Museum: Mathematisch-Physikalischer Salon, on display, Online Collection

Title: Gunner's Gauge Scale

Inventory number: MPS B I 13

Place, Date: Germany, 1601

Material and technique: Brass, engraved, punched, gold-plated

Dimensions: Length = 48,75 cm; diameter of the handle = 1,0 cm

Notes: Scale for 14 inches, for 125 pounds lead balls, for 95 pounds stone balls and for 125 pounds iron balls

Inscription: "ZOL", "BLEY KVGEL PFVNT", "ANNO 1601", "STEIN KVGEL" and "EISSEN KVGEL PFVNT"

References:  Dreschsler, Adolph: Katalog der Sammlung des Königl. mathematischen-physikalischen Salons zu Dresden, Dresden 1874, A 570 IV 66.

Measurements of Scales (in mm)

"Eissen"

1

15.0

2

63.0

3

72.0

4

79.0

5

85.0

10

107.0

15

123.0

20

135.5

25

146.0

30

155.0

35

163.0

40

170.5

45

177.0

50

184.0

55

190.0

60

196.0

65

200.5

70

206.0

75

210.5

80

215.0

85

219.5

90

223.5

95

228.0

100

232.0

105

235.5

110

239.0

115

243.0

120

246.0

125

249.5

"Bley"

1

44

2

55

3

63

4

69,5

5

75

10

94

15

109

20

119

25

128

30

134,5

35

143

40

150

45

156

50

160

55

167

60

172

65

176

70

181

75

185

80

189

85

193

90

196,5

95

200

100

203,5

105

207

110

210

115

213

120

216

125

219

"Stein"

1

76.0

2

96.0

3

110.0

4

121.0

5

130.0

10

164.5

15

188.0

20

206.5

25

222.5

30

236.5

35

249.0

40

260.5

45

261.0

50

281.0

55

290.0

60

298.5

65

306.0

70

313.5

75

321.0

80

328.0

85

335.0

90

341.0

95

347.0