Postal scales
Houghton & Gunn
Category
Machinery and industrial devices
Date
Unknown
Materials
Metal and wood
Place of origin
New Bond Street
Order this imageCollection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 10313
Summary
A set of postal scales, with a grey metal frame and rectangular wooden base, out of which three circular incisions have been made for the placement of weights. Accompanied by a removable weighing plate and three circular weights.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.
Marks and inscriptions
INLAND PARCEL POST / LIMIT OF WEIGHT 7LBS (raised lettering on circular central element of main frame)
Makers and roles
Houghton & Gunn, maker