Accession Number

E124.039

Description

One brass and steel spring-type weigh scale, the face of sheet brass stamped thusly in upper-case lettering: “POCKET BALANCE (numbers 0 to 50) REGISTERED”

Narrative

This weigh-scale is of a type that was commonly used in late 19th and early 20th Century kitchens. 

History of Use

unkown

Date

circa 1900

Dimensions

3.9 x 4.9 x 29 cm

Material

Brass; Metal, steel

Technique

Stamped; Engraved; Tooled

Inscription

POCKET BALANCE (numbers 0 to 50) REGISTERED