Infant weighing machine
- maker:
- George Salter and Company
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Infant weighing machine, 1890-1920, by Salter, English
These cast iron scales weighed infants up to 25lbs. They were made by Salter and supplied by W. H. Bailey & Son. The removable basket is made of cane. Weighing babies at special infant welfare clinics became common in many Western countries after the First World War. Monitoring a child’s growth rate checks their early development. It can also highlight medical conditions or the presence of disease. Clinics monitored babies and advised mothers on childcare.
Details
- Category:
- Nursing & Hospital Furnishings
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A200718
- Materials:
- body, iron (cast), zeroing weight, brass and pan, cane
- Measurements:
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overall: 460 mm x 635 mm x 455 mm, 5.82 kg
- type:
- scales - weighing device
- credit:
- Knight, Frank and Rutley
