1934 SPEEDY MOISTURE TESTER WITH SCALE,TANK & GAUGE IN WOOD CASE SCARCE ONE

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THIS RARITY IS A SPEEDY MOISTURE TESTER,  MADE IN ENGLAND, WITH A OUTLET IN THE USA,  PATENTED IN 1934. IT COMES IN A DOVETAILED WOODEN BOX THAT IS 15 BY 12 BY 5 INCHES TALL. HEAVY 11 POUNDS, THE SCALE PIVOTS UP AND LOCKS IN PLACE WITH A SPECIAL METAL ARM, THE SCALE HAS SOME WEIGHTS AND THE SCOOP LIKE TRAY IS 4 BY 3 BY 1 1/2 INCHES DEEP, THE PLAQUE, THE 8 INCH ARM ON THE SCALE AND THE YOKE ON THE GAUGE TANK ARE ALL BRONZE,  THE YOKE ON THE GAUGE TANK,PIVOTS DOWN, WHEN YOU UNSCREW THE YOKE AND THEN CAN REMOVE THE CAP.. THE  TANK TAPERS BUT IS 10 1/2 INCHES LONG AND 3 1/2 INCHES WIDE AT ITS WIDEST,  THE BACK COMES OFF AND YOU PUT A MIXTURE INSIDE. IT HAS AN EMPTY TIN OF THE MIXTURE THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN USED ..THE COMPANY IN THE USA WAS THE ALPHA LUX CO.  THIS ITEM IS SPECIAL, IT DISPLAYS WELL, IF YOU COLLECT SCALES OR UNUSUAL EQUIPMENT  IT IS IN OUTSTANDING CONDITION,  I DOUBT THAT IS WOULD APPLY TO TODAYS STANDARDS OR USE..IN THE LID ARE THE INSTRUCTIONS AND OTHER PAPERS DIRTY BUT READABLE. ,,THE LATCHES ON THE FRONT ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AS IS THE LEATHER CARRY STRAP..  SHIPPING IS USPS  PRIORITY INSURED
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