Date:1925 - 1935 (c.)
Description:This weighing machine has a bas-relief of Dr. Johnson's, (writer and compiler of the dictionary) penance. Samuel's father Michael, a dealer in old books asked his son to look after his stall in the Market Square once when he was ill. Samuel refused, but some years later he returned to the site of his father's stall, and stood bareheaded in the rain as a penance for his refusal. It is a square building with four pediments and a stone dome surmounted by an elegant lampholder. In the background are various shops including a tailor, the Talbot Inn and a barber's.
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Market stalls and traders in the Market Place, Uttoxeter. In the foreground china ...
This event is held on the nearest Monday to Johnson's birthday, on 18th September, ...
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Creators: Mr Alfred McCann - Creator
Donor ref:41.9921.76 (37/6479)
Source: Staffordshire Museum Service
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