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    Translation assistance bitte!

    Hi guys.

    This is extremely off topic, and I apologise in advance! However....

    I bought something interesting at an antique place today. Problem is, I have no idea what! It is some kind of weighing / cutting / sample preperation device. The only clue I have is that on the wooden box is printed

    Glasblaserei
    des instituts fur
    GARUNGSGWERBE
    Berlin N65

    As far as I can tell Glasblaserei is Glass Blowing?

    GARUNGSGWERBE is refining trade (refining of what? Glass? sugar? oil?)

    I seem to be losing something in the rranslation.

    Google throws up some sites, but nothing seemingly relevant.

    Any clues anyone?
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    I think they are clues to burried pirate treasure!

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    Well.... that's..... errrr..... helpful. Thanks.

    *looks in vain for rating system*
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    Glasblaserei - Glass
    des instituts fur - the Institute for
    GARUNGSGWERBE - refining trade
    Berlin N65 - perhaps street adress?

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    *bangs head on desk*

    Thanks Glirk.
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    Looks like a scale and a set of standard weights used to determine how much another object weighs. Things like that used to be important - without it, nobody would agree on measurements.
    Away.

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    Quote Originally Posted by confuted
    Looks like a scale and a set of standard weights used to determine how much another object weighs. Things like that used to be important - without it, nobody would agree on measurements.

    /clap
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    It's German, though somewhat old fashioned.

    Glasblaserei
    des instituts fur
    GARUNGSGWERBE
    Berlin N65
    Quote Originally Posted by Silly german dots and less old fashioned
    Glasbläserei
    des Instituts für
    GÄRUNGSGEWERBE
    Berlin N65
    Quote Originally Posted by Translation
    Glassblowing (Facility)
    (Part of) the institute of
    Fermentation ( as in brewing beer )
    Berlin N65
    Quote Originally Posted by Today
    Institut für Gärungsgewerbe und Biotechnologie zu Berlin (IfGB)
    Zentrallaboratorium
    Seestraße 13
    13353 Berlin
    Fax: (++4930) 450 80-232

    It's a full address. Berlin is the capital of Germany, N65 probably a street or placename. The Institute of Fermentation still exists and is called Institute for Fermentation and Biotechnology today.
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    Thank you nvoigt. That's just what I needed! Sorry about the umlauts (sp) - I didn't know how to put them in :embarrassed:.
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    I don't know how to enter them using a non-german keyboard either
    hth
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    Alt-0196 Ä
    Alt-0228 ä
    Alt-0252 ü
    Alt-0220 Ü

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    OK, cool. I found out what it is. It's a getreidprober .

    http://www.kern-sohn.com/en/shop/catalogue-162.html

    Thanks for your help nvoigt.
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    My keyboard has an umlaut key (¨), if I press that one and u I get ü. I never use it though.
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    Quote Originally Posted by nvoigt
    I don't know how to enter them using a non-german keyboard either
    I do.

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