{"product_id":"vintage-brass-baby-balance-engraved-weight-chart","title":"Vintage Brass Baby Balance with Engraved Weight Chart","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWhat lifts this one above the ordinary is the engraving. The body carries a built in infant growth chart, birth through six months, with a note that girls run a quarter to half a pound less, so a midwife could check a baby against the expected weight without reaching for a chart. It is a working instrument and a period document at the same time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Dimensions | 5 in. H, body\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Surface | Warm brass patina with light handling wear, engraving crisp and fully legible. Unpolished\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Primary Material | Brass tube body\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Period | Vintage\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Date | Circa 1900 to 1930s\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Origin | England, London\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Style or Movement | Early twentieth century medical instrument\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Also Known As | baby scale, spring balance, infant weighing balance\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Maker, Mark, or Attribution | REX of London, a brass spring balance maker working from around 1900 who also supplied Hardy Brothers of Alnwick\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Marks | Three marks to the body: LONDON REX MADE within a diamond, a circular TRADE REGISTERED MARK device, and a pictorial trademark of a woman holding an infant. Engraved growth chart reads BOYS, BIRTH 7 lbs, 1 MTH 8, 2 MTHS 10 and a half, 3 MTHS 12, 4 MTHS 13, 6 MTHS 16, with GIRLS a quarter to half lbs LESS beneath\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Construction or Technique | Brass tube spring balance with nickel and steel hooks and suspension ring and a knurled collar\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Secondary Material | Nickel and steel hooks\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[condition]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe spring works. Honest condition with warm brass patina and light handling wear, and the engraving is crisp and fully legible throughout. The net cradle is not present, which is normal for surviving examples. Please review all photographs closely, as they form part of this description.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Austyn Marie Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51844455498006,"sku":"CCC-90047","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0896\/4623\/5926\/files\/DSA09458.jpg?v=1789592300","url":"https:\/\/austynmariedesign.com\/products\/vintage-brass-baby-balance-engraved-weight-chart","provider":"Austyn Marie Design","version":"1.0","type":"link"}