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In this restoration video, you will see cast iron welding, powder coating, brass turning, sandblasting, and the usual details of restoration work. This antique bathroom scale was made in Germany in the early 1900s and was produced by “Jaraso” company. It was not until the beginning of the Twentieth century that someone thought of a personal household scale on which to weigh oneself, and it was the Germans apparently first made such a scale. The first manufacturer may have been “Jas Raveno & Son,” who named their scale de “Jaraso.” In 1910, the company registered British Patent No. 23493/1910 (see the two advertisements in the newspaper The Chemist and Druggist, in 1912 and 1922). Subsequently, the scale was patented in other countries, such as the US and Italy, in 1911. Those balances were used in medical offices, hospitals, and households to meet the increasing demand accompanying the rise of mass consumption society. Almost totally made in cast iron, the quadrant is calibrated from 0 to 125
