SCALES, beam balance
H1991.75
Beam balance scales. Painted black with maker's name in gold and red: 'SCALEMAKERS / J & J SIDDONS LTD. / WEST BROMWICH / ENGLAND' Cast on top of base: 'TO WEIGHT 2 LB'. Set of six weights ranging from 1/2oz to 1lb kept in the bottom half of a tobacco tin. Initially used in Guiseppe Grasso's barber's shop for weighing tobacco. (See details below) Moved to Francesca's grocery shop in East Perth when that opened in 1935. Biographical details: Guiseppe Grasso married Francesca | | | | 19 June 1919 in Scido | | (Francesca's home town) | | | b. 1/8/1885 Montelbano, Sicily b.16/1/1889 Reggio, Calabria, Italy d. 5/4/1989 Perth, W.A. d.20/2/1991 Perth, W.A.
Department:
History DepartmentCollection
| Accession Number: | H1991.75 |
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| Accession Date: | 30 Apr 1991 |
Material
| Brass/Metal | Cast steel ? , copper, brass |
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Measurement
| length | 365mm | o/a |
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| width | 160mm | o/a |
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| height | 185mm | o/a (measurements include pans) |
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