OBJECT TITLE / NAME

Scales

MEDIAObject

CREATORSalter

COLLECTIONHastings-Western Port Historical Society

REG NO.258

DESCRIPTION

Long narrow cast iron hanging scales with a ring at the top to hang from a wall and a hook at the other end to hang the commodity being weighed. The hook is attached to a spring inside the scales. The front is a brass plate screwed to the scales with the measuring gauge up to 30 lbs. On the plate are the words “SALTER’S POCKET BALANCE No. 6”

SUBJECTS

Commercial equipment, Scales (apparatus)

KEYWORDS

Salter