A Briefbeschwerer is a small weight, which is to prevent a flying away of paper on the desk. In principle a simple stone or a small piece wood could be used but become, frequently more decorative objects, as uses miniatures of well-known buildings from metal or snow balls. In particular Briefbeschwerer from glass are therefore also pieces of collecting tank (Paperweights) with often very high prices and frequently also at auctions are acted. Also Briefbeschwerer are sometimes combined a frequent advertising medium due to their use and constant operational readiness level in the office, with the function as recorder owners.

In the industriellen surrounding field quite skurrile things are used as Briefbeschwerer:

• Workpieces, e.g. screws
• Remaining materials, and shapelessly solidified glass or metal e.g. melted
• Parts of cast-off devices, hard disks e.g. opened, antifriction bearing roles

In Fjodor Dostojewskis novel "the brothers Karamasow" plays a murder by means of a cast-iron Briefbeschwerers an important role.

With the local and elections on the due to the large sized choice elbows and the rough, windy climate during the being correct counting out procedure traditionally basin bones are used of Grindwalen ("Grindahvalur ") as Beschwerer. Since the is very tradition conscious, it came with the elections from 30 January 1940 to an eclat and an election petition by the been subject since the Grindahvalur did not come to the use, which had tempted conservative voters in opinion of the to the choice boycott. The highest Court of Justice did not allow to the contestation.

Albin Mueller received pc. of Louis on the world exhibition in acknowledgment for its artistic cast iron work, among other things also for Briefbeschwerer, apart from the profit of the Grand Prix for the Magdeburger room.

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