Pocket Balance Scales

DESCRIPTION

TitlePocket Balance ScalesObject TypeHousehold ItemsDatec.1880DescriptionHand held scales owned and used by the donor's grandmother, Rebecca (Rebekah) Whitfield.Provenance and SignifcanceRebecca/Rebekah Whitfield was born 1854, Picton, NSW. She was the daughter of William Whitfield and Caroline Philadelphia West, and granddaughter of Irish convict, Jacob Whitfield, and Mary Gowrie.

In 1873 Rebecca married William Jones at St Mark's, Picton, NSW.

Rebecca's nephew was Thomas Daniel Sweeney Whitfield, builder of Shellharbour.

DonorJackson, Lilian

CHARACTERISTICS

MaterialMetalDimensions19cm x 3 cm

CLASSIFICATION

PrimaryDomestic EquipmentSecondaryFood Preparation

CONNECTIONS

CollectionObjectsPersonWhitfield, BeverleyWhitfield, Thomas DanielWhitfield, JacobRelated Item1989.1.3 Last edited by: Annette Charlton

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Pocket Balance Scales