Balance Scale

Object/Artifact

Sidney Museum and Archives

Name/Title

Balance Scale

Entry/Object ID

2000.008.001

Description

Brass infant weighing scale. Painted dark green. Four long arms extend from the top to support the baby basket. Large white scale face with black numbers and writing measures from 0-28. Written on face front: "Infant--Weighing Machine--Garrould, London."

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Spence, Mrs. Eileen

Notes

Accession Date: 04-Aug-00 Mode of Acquisition: gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Scale

Nomenclature Class

Weights & Measures T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

balance scale

Created By

Greenlee, Lucy

Create Date

March 28, 2001

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

May 21, 2025