Baby weight scale with cast iron base and wicker bassinet painted a pale green tinged cream; mounted on base; silver balances extend from base
Number Of Parts
4
Part Names
a - base - Size:
b - bassinet - Size:
c - quilting to basket bottom - Size:
d - quilting to basket head rim - Size:
Provenance
Came from office of Dr. Rob Roy MacGregor, 148 Earl St. Kingston, Ontario; also Head of Pediatrics at Queen's and Kingston General Hospital; practiced until 1951, then Dr. Alex Bryans took over Dr. MacGregor's office in 1951; continued to use scale from 1951 to 1956; estimates origin at turn of the century
Dr. Bryans' estimate; Continental Scale works began in 1919.
Inscriptions
Maker's mark on balance arms: "CONTINENTAL SCALE WORKS // CHICAGO, ILL."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0007
0007-A2-4
Temporary Location
On display "Doctor's Treatment Room c1930" at Museum of Health Care 20 Feb 2016.
Condition Remarks
Overall condition good; paint chipped from base and basket; surface grimy; quilt padding yellowed with brown stains in areas; #2: paint chipping from base, foot; dirt and dust on top of base; cloth dirty and dusty; #3: paint chipped on base, foot on scale; some wear on metal arm; fabric of basket discoloured and worn.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Person
Reference Comments
Dr. Alex Bryans
Exhibit History
On display in Bracken wing Feb.12, 2004-Feb. 2005; On exhibit in Paediatric case at Museum; Nov. 21, 1997-Jan. 2004