Vanishing World - The Daching

I'm starting this series of brief posts under a "Vanishing World" heading to highlight articles, trades or scenes that have or are disappearing from Malaysia..

Let me start with the "Daching" or handheld measuring scale. Remember them?

Fig 1: A Daching in a museum exhibit

Fig 2: Photo of a woman using a Daching

Did someone in your family own a Daching? Do you know how it is used? Share your memories of this and other items in our Vanishing World ...

Added Later

Here's a fellow Josephian trying to brush up his Daching wielding skills ...