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 |