Post office scales
S. Mordan and Co.
Category
Brassware
Date
1837 - 1901
Materials
Brass and mahogany
Measurements
216 mm (L); 101 mm (W)
Place of origin
London
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Tatton Park, Cheshire
NT 1297845
Summary
A set of Post Office scales, made by S. Mordan and Co. Victorian, brass scales carried on a mahogany base with bun feet, with graduated weights up to 12oz. Description scale of ounces v. pennies on base.
Provenance
Egerton collection devised to the National Trust in 1960 by Maurice, 4th Baron Egerton of Tatton (1874-1958)
Marks and inscriptions
[scale of ounces v. pennies]
Makers and roles
S. Mordan and Co., manufacturer