Hospital baby weighing scales

Iron baby scales, painted to give brass effect, with wicker baby basket, and weights, labelled "The Cromwell House Scale", formerly used in Farnborough Hospital, unsigned, England, 1900-1940

Details

Category:
Nursing & Hospital Furnishings
Object Number:
1988-605
Materials:
complete, iron and wicker
Measurements:
overall: 375 mm x 560 mm 480 mm,
type:
baby weigher
credit:
Farnborough Hospital

Parts

Brass effect iron baby scale

Brass effect iron baby scale

Iron baby scale, painted to give brass effect, with weights, labelled "The Cromwell House Scale", formerly used in Farnborough Hospital, unsigned, England, 1900-1940

Measurements:
overall: 10.6 kg
Materials:
iron
Object Number:
1988-605/1
type:
balances
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Wicker baby basket

Wicker baby basket

Wicker baby basket for an iron baby scale

Object Number:
1988-605/2
type:
basket
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum