Historical information

for use by the kitchen staff for weighing food portion sizes

Significance

item used daily in the kitchens at The Alfred Hospital

Physical description

yellow metal weighing device, fan shaped on rectangular metal base, window with imperial scale on face, regulating screw on left upper aspect of body, spring loaded metal plate to support glass dish on upper surface. Glass dish to hold item to be weighed separate to base unit

Inscriptions & markings

DIETITIAN/Persinware/MADE IN/AUSTRALIA