Antique Cast Iron 24lb Spring Scale – The 'Auto' by Chandler & Sons, Lincoln, UK 1850–1899

To hold this scale is to hold a piece of Victorian commercial life — the weight of a century of trade, measure, and honest dealing. Made by Chandler & Sons of Lincoln, one of England’s respected provincial instrument makers, ‘The Auto’ is a handsome example of late 19th-century British craftsmanship at its most purposeful.

The cast iron body is solid and substantial, finished in black with the characteristic T-shaped silhouette of the traditional shop scale. The brass bezel frames the dial face with a quiet elegance — a detail that elevates this from mere tool to object of genuine beauty. Rated to 24 lbs, the mechanical spring mechanism remains a testament to the precision engineering of the period.

A named-maker antique of this quality and provenance is increasingly rare — a collector’s piece as much as a decorative one, equally at home in a curated kitchen, a study, or a display of Victorian industrial antiques.

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