By Royal Letters Patent. The History of Victorian Scale Number 250 This unique scale was manufactured in England around 1880 by George Salter (Scalemakers since 1760) and is protected by Queen Victoria's Royal Crest and Patent. Only fifty of these scales have been placed in California Around the turn of the century, one thousand of these beautiful old scales were sent to the British Colony of Australia by tall sailing ships, and placed at railway stations and outside post offices throughout the Commonwealth. During World War II, other scales in England were recalled by the British War Ministry and recylced for the iron and brass content to help with the war effort. The only known scale of this type left in England is in the British Railway Museum in Derby. Before being fully restored by Victorian Scales of Melbourne and sent to California, scale number 250 was located at the Harris Park Railway Station, New South Wales. Harris Park is a suburb of Sydney. We hope that you have enjoyed this brief history, and invite you to "do something on a Grand Scale" and weigh yourself! George B Freeman President, Victorian Scales