Lot 379: An Antique British Hughes' No. 48 Family Scale

A British-made antique mechanical scale, constructed with a cast iron base and a circular metal weighing pan. The piece features a circular dial face housed within a metal bezel, equipped with a single needle pointer and a side-mounted metal adjustment screw for calibration. The dial is printed with black text reading HUGHES’ positioned above FAMILY SCALE and Nº 48. Further inscriptions towards the bottom of the dial face read BRITISH MADE and TO WEIGH 20 LBS BY 1 OZ. The dial is graduated in one-ounce increments up to a total capacity of 20 lbs. Two adhesive labels are present: a white rectangular sticker on the dial face reading SHELBYS AUCTIONEERS LOT 379 01132502626, and a smaller rectangular label on the side of the cylindrical body reading 12851 D. The weighing pan is supported by a central vertical shaft extending from the top of the body.