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Posted: 25 Oct 2020


Taken: 21 Oct 2020

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1/120 f/1.5 4.3 mm ISO 640

samsung SM-G965U

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old
scale
metal
Rutland VT
Howe Scale co
from old fletcher house
155957
Unit of measure
Macro Dreams


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Howe scale

Howe scale
Macro - Unit of measure.

Standing scale from way back when. Checks your height as well (see picture in picture)

Günter Klaus, Traktor 49, Andrew Trundlewagon, aNNa schramm and 33 other people have particularly liked this photo


24 comments - The latest ones
 Xata
Xata club
A fine contribution, enlightenment and focus are great!
4 years ago.
raingirl club has replied to Xata club
Thanks so much. I love using shallow depth of field. And it was interesting to be back in my mom's furnace room again where this lives.
4 years ago. Edited 4 years ago.
 beapixa
beapixa club
Wunderschönes Detail.
4 years ago.
raingirl club has replied to beapixa club
You are very kind. thank you. Glad you like it.
4 years ago.
 Sami Serola (inactive)
Sami Serola (inactiv…
Good strong and dramatic light =)
4 years ago.
raingirl club has replied to Sami Serola (inactiv…
Thanks! Low light can do nice things.
4 years ago.
 Gabi Lombardo
Gabi Lombardo club
well presented Detail!
4 years ago.
raingirl club has replied to Gabi Lombardo club
thank you. it was hard to decide which piece of the scale was the most interesting.
4 years ago.
 Ulrich John
Ulrich John club
Fine light, nice detail ! Have a good Sunday, Raingirl !
4 years ago.
raingirl club has replied to Ulrich John club
Thank you. Really glad you like it.
4 years ago.
 Peter Castell
Peter Castell club
A nice piece of mechanical history Laura well captured, by the way access is denied to the PIPs
4 years ago.
raingirl club has replied to Peter Castell club
Glad you like the piece of history. I will fix the PIPs, thanks for letting me know.
[fixed - I think. Will you check for me?]
4 years ago. Edited 4 years ago.
 Robert Swanson
Robert Swanson club
Love the subtle color. Almost looked like a monochrome shot.
4 years ago.
raingirl club has replied to Robert Swanson club
Yes! I like to be on the edge of color and b&w. Glad you noticed.
4 years ago.
 Jan
Jan
Beautiful macro and a little mysterious too
4 years ago.
raingirl club has replied to Jan
Thank you! It is a little mysterious down where it is, so I'm glad that came across.
4 years ago.
 Esther
Esther club
It looks pretty old.
4 years ago.
raingirl club has replied to Esther club
Yes, quite old. I haven't dated it exactly, but it is at least 90 years old and could be up to 150 years old because the scale has Rutland, VT on it, and the company moved to Rutland in 1870.
www.newspapers.com/clip/5499051/howe-scale-company-origin-in

My family is from Portland Oregon for 4 generations and there was a large home built in the 1880's and this could very well have come from that house. We have furniture that was in that house (we have photos to prove it). So it could be as old as 140 years old. Otherwise it would have been bought sometime around the 1920's. I still need to reseach this particular model to find a date.

Howe company was around until 1982.
www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/local-news/this-place-in-history-howe-scales

Ha ha, sorry, this is probably more information than you wanted - you didn't even ask a question!
4 years ago.
 Annemarie
Annemarie club
nice detail
4 years ago.
raingirl club has replied to Annemarie club
thank you.
4 years ago.
 Gudrun
Gudrun club
The metallic shine is wonderful, as is the old scale!
4 years ago.
raingirl club has replied to Gudrun club
thanks so much. it's a wonderful machine. i used to check my height on it all the time when growing up. it had come from my great grandparent's house.
3 years ago.
 Günter Klaus
Günter Klaus club
.........ein ganz besonderes Motiv,dass du ganz toll fotografiert hast liebe Raingirl ,ich bin immer ein Fan solcher Nahaufnahmen:))

..........wünsche noch einen schönen Nachmittag,ganz liebe Grüße Güni:))
3 years ago.
raingirl club has replied to Günter Klaus club
i do love the old things that have managed to remain over time. and this one brings me personal childhood memories as well.

i can see you like close-ups! we have some macro photography groups you might enjoy. i don't know which ones are the most active, but you can search for them. one such group has challenges (monthly, i think), but you can also just go there to see the photos others have contributed and comment, like, or simply enjoy: www.ipernity.com/group/macrodreams

www.ipernity.com/group/macrodreams/doc

i'm glad this one please you! thank you.
3 years ago.

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