Balance Technology and our Heritage
These
geniune antique scales were manufactured in Great Britain,
circa 1880 by George Salter (scalemakers since 1760). They were a familiar
sight around England until 1940, and they can now become a familiar sight
on your premises.
Around
the turn of the century, one thousand of these beautiful old scales were
sent to the British colony of Australia by tall sailing ships, and placed
at railway stations and outside post offices throughout the Commonwealth.
During World War II, other scales in England were recalled by the British
War Ministry and recycled for their iron and brass content to help with
the war effort. The only known scale of this type left in England is in
the British Railway Museum in York.
Restoration has now been completed by Victorian Scales on these machines.
They originally operated on one penny, and have now been converted to
take a £1 coin.
Available
to you:
Victorian Scales owns these scales and will place them
at your chosen site at no expense to you, in your choice of colour (Silver
is the standard colour)
We will supply any service and routine maintenance requirements at regular
intervals
You will receive 25% of all revenue collected.
Scales can be delivered to your site within 14 days.
Due to their low maintenance and no power requirements, these scales are proving popular in shopping centres. We have also placed them in theme parks and places of historical interest in Australia, Tasmania, California and Hawaii, so that once again our customers can weigh themselves on a Grand Scale".