Scales, Plunket

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Title

Scales, Plunket

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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Collection

Te Papa Collections Online

Description

This is a set of scales used for weighing babies. They are made of metal painted a cream colour. They consist of a sprung base, a large basin to put the baby in, a vertical support pole, a horizontal measuring scale that stops at3 kilograms, and a set of four metal weights to hang from the end of the scale. On the vertical pole are four stickers of Disney cartoon characters, and there are four more inside the basin. At the top of the pole is a black plate with 'Wellington Scale Co. 68 Dixon S...

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Image

Date created

1970s

Creator

Wellington Scale Company

URL

https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/902736

Related subjects

metal / paint / enamel paint / scales / casting / New Zealand / Wellington / Royal New Zealand Plunket Society Inc.

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