Historical information

These scales were in the Dicken building in Nicholson Street Orbost. Frank B. Dicken and his son, Selwyn, were General Merchants.

Significance

These scales are an example of a commercial measuring instrument used in Orbost before the common use of the metric system and digital scales.

Physical description

A large set of commercial scales painted white. The measuring scale gives the weight in pounds and the price per pound. There is a brass plate with NO A572/19951 W. & T. AVERY LTD.

Inscriptions & markings

On front in green print - AVERY Beneath scale in green print - SOLE AGENTS On a brass plate - MACHINE ???????
"WHITE KNIGHT" AUSTRALASIAN FNO4
BRITISH MADE SCALE CO LTD TRULY LEVEL
BIRMINGHAM ENGLAND