Satirical print on the fraud of the firm C. de Bruyn & Zonen, 1834

Satirical print on the fraud with a false balance scale by the firm C. de Bruyn & Zonen, 1834. The firm owned the first steam sugar refinery on the Lijnbaansgracht in Amsterdam. On January 8, 1834, they were caught using a balance with an extended arm. Centrally, the false balance hangs from the steam clouds coming from the factory 'De Vijf Gebroeders', on which crates of sugar are being weighed. On the right, C. de Bruyn with his two sons. In the clouds, a biblical quote. Subject category within the Atlas Amsterdam: Industry and guilds: O. Industry - Various companies and factories - Musical instrument trade - Old paper purchase - Pottery works - Cigar factories - Butchers - Smithies - Dry cleaning - Sugar factories - Tile trade - Carpenters - Peat boatmen.