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Shire of Toodyay > Records

HOUSEHOLD SCALES

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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

Material

Width

175 mm

Height or length

200 mm

Themes

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

Shire of Toodyay

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