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SCALE PAN - METAL

Overview

Rectangle metal pan with a rounded over rim, body of the pan is curved with a rounded base.

Historical information

Metters balance scales with imperial weights used by Mrs 'Ma' McDonald on her Bedfordale property to measure our ingredients when she was making jams and pickles. The property was on the corner of Waterwheel Road and Albany Highway. Before 1966 Australia used the imperial measuring system. Most recipes would have used imperial measurements. Ma probably kept using the imperial weights after 1966 for recipes she already knew.

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Registration number
cwa-org-33-COA2022.92b
Material
Metal
Keywords
Albany Highway, Bedfordale
Waterwheel Road Bedfordale
Bedfordale
Statement of significance

This object is part of a collection of items relating to the development of the Bedfordale community from the mid 1800s to today. These items represent the people, organisations, events and businesses who have had an impact on how the community has evolved over time. The collection shows how this community has grown from a small collection of farms in the mid 1800s, located on Noongar land into a significant agricultural and horticultural zone in the early to mid 1900s.

City of Armadale - History House

City of Armadale - History House

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