Voland & Sons

Vendor Catalog Scans

The images and catalog descriptions are scanned from catalogs in the curator's collection. In each case an effort has been made to scan all of the balances of a given manufacturer in the catalog. It should be noted. however, that the distributors generally show only a selection of balances from any one manufacturer. Catalogs are selected from the curator's collection at approximately ten year intervals, when available, with a second criteria being representation of the specific manufacturer.

Voland & Sons supplied a number of their balances to be sold under scientific vendor names. For example, the 1941 Cenco and 1958 Fisher balances appear to be Voland balances.

Calkins Co., Los Angeles. (c. 1920) *Cat No 9, Assayers Materials & Laboratory Supplies*
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	Voland "Ideal" Analytical Balance		Voland 1006 Analytical Balance
	Voland "Ideal" Analytical Balance	Not Illustrated	Voland 1008 Analytical Balance
	Voland 1055A Assay Balance		Voland 20th Century Leader Assay Balance
	Voland Portable Assay Outfit	Not Illustrated	Voland Pulp Balance

Braun-Knecht-Heiman-Co., San Francisco (1929) Catalog No. 29 Laboratory Apparatus and Chemicals for Physics-Chemistry-Biology-Agriculture-General Science as required for Educational Purposes. Catalog materials courtesy of VWR Scientific Corporation
Image	Text	Image	Text
		Voland "Ideal" Analytical Balance
Central Scientific Co., Chicago (1929) *Catalog F, Physical Apparatus and Instruments* Catalog materials courtesy of Central Scientific Company
	Voland Precision Analytical Balance		Voland University Model Analytical Balance

Cenco, Chicago. (1941) *Cat J-141 General Catalog Laboratory Apparatus & Scientific Instruments* Catalog materials courtesy of Central Scientific Company
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	Cenco (Voland) Analytical Balance		Cenco (Voland) Chainweight Analytical Balance
	Voland College Model Analytical Balance		Voland University Model Analytical Balance
		Voland University Model Chainweight Analytical Balance

Adolph Frese Corp., Los Angeles (1950)

Frese Scientific Instruments/Laboratory Apparatus

This catalog has an illustration of a Voland Student Chainweight balance identical to the Fisher model below with the exception of a bakelite beam-release knob. The Voland model 750 is shown with an illustration identical to the one shown in the Fisher catalog below.

Fisher Scientific Company, New York (1958) *Modern Laboratory Appliances, Catalog 59* Catalog materials used with permission from Fisher Scientific Company
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	Fisher (Voland) Student Model Analytical Balance		Fisher (Voland) Student Model Chainweight Analytical Balance
	Voland Visigram Model 640-D Analytical Balance		Voland Speedigram Model 750-D Analytical Balance

The beam design and associated features illustrated below appear in Voland balances from c. 1960 onwards.

Van Waters and Rogers, San Francisco (1968) *Catalog 69 Scientific Apparatus instruments and supplies for: Industrial, Educational, Clinical and Research Laboratories* Catalog materials courtesy of VWR Scientific Corporation
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	Voland Student Model No.100 Analytical Balance		Voland Drum Chain No.220-D Analytical Balance
		Voland Visigram No.640-D Analytical Balance