Show I 1 A NEW SHORT BEAM BALANCE owing to the increasing demands for rapid and accurate work in assay offices wm win ainsworth sons of denver colo U S A have just juat placed upon the market a button balance of superior design with four inch beam which may be operated faster and swings quicker than any balance now on the market the most important improvement is in the base which is extended on either side so as to include the pan rest bearings thus insuring their permanent alignment together with that of the center rod and by removing the rider bar support screw and the two base screws the entire upper works may be removed for cleaning the balance has a four inch beam divided into fifty parts each side of the center and being unobstructed on the top the rider may be placed at any point from zero at the center to the last division at either side and which is directly over the end edge and represents the full weight of the rider used an improved rider apparatus is provided the slides being cushioned and german silver f 11 WM M 6 MI T FOUR INCH BEAM BUTTON BALANCE springs being provided to take up all wear special reading glasses a are r e provided for the beam and index all bearings and edges are of agate has fall away pan rests and p plate I 1 a t e glass sub base the case is of thoroughly s seasoned e a s 0 n e d mahogany with counterpoise ed sliding door which h has as been removed in cut to better illustrate the balance all parts are made to gauge and ample provision made for taking up any wear this and other balances are illustrated in their latest catalogue |