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?

I think they are clues to burried pirate treasure!

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

*looks in vain for rating system*

Glasblaserei - Glass
des instituts fur - the Institute for
GARUNGSGWERBE - refining trade
Berlin N65 - perhaps street adress?

*bangs head on desk*

Thanks Glirk.

Picture...

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.

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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.

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/clap

It's German, though somewhat old fashioned.

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Glasblaserei
des instituts fur
GARUNGSGWERBE
Berlin N65

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Originally Posted by Silly german dots and less old fashioned

Glasbläserei
des Instituts für
GÄRUNGSGEWERBE
Berlin N65

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Originally Posted by Translation

Glassblowing (Facility)
(Part of) the institute of
Fermentation ( as in brewing beer )
Berlin N65

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Originally Posted by Today

Institut für Gärungsgewerbe und Biotechnologie zu Berlin (IfGB)
Zentrallaboratorium
Seestraße 13
13353 Berlin
Fax: (++4930) 450 80-232

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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.

Thank you nvoigt. That's just what I needed! Sorry about the umlauts (sp) - I didn't know how to put them in :embarrassed:.

I don't know how to enter them using a non-german keyboard either :D

Alt-0196 Ä
Alt-0228 ä
Alt-0252 ü
Alt-0220 Ü

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.

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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Originally Posted by nvoigt

I don't know how to enter them using a non-german keyboard either :D

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I do.

AZERTY for great justice.