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HOUSEHOLD SCALES

Salter Housewares
c. 1900
Subcollections
Domestic equipment
Overview

Spring loaded household scales (no dish).
Circular tin face marked in lbs within design of floral surround and supported by 2 lions on feet.
Cast iron.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-37-2005.23
Item type
Objects
Themes
Social History
Material
Cast Iron
Tin Brass
Width
175 mm
Height or length
200 mm
Inscriptions and markings

On face "Household scales no. 49 British Made to weigh 20lbs. The word "Salter" above stylised knot & Arrow

Contextual information

Salter Housewares was started in 1760 in the village of Bilston, England.
At that time Richard Salter, a spring maker, began making 'pocket steelyards', a scale similar to the fisherman's scale of today.
The Company went on to produce a wide variety of weighing scales and became the UK's No. 1 Brand for domestic weighing scales.

Place made
United Kingdom
Year
c. 1900
Primary significance criteria
Historic significance
Last modified
Wednesday, 26 January, 2022
Completeness
88
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