This is an old balance weight scale made in England but the weights are in ounces and pounds! The tray, or scoop, looks like a big scoop, is copper. I haven't cleaned her up yet and will treat the cast iron weights like I do my skillets - rub em down with shortening and bake em up a bit. 
Well, my little olden scale is feeling right at home sitting here on my island in the kitchen. Mr. Precious started poking his bananas in the scoop and I told him, no, no, Nannette! Sorry, this scale is not a banana boat! :) Men!
Be a bunch of sweeties,
Shelia ;)
I'll leave you with a little Note Song ~
Day-O (Banana Boat Song)
Day-o, day-o
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)
Day, me say day, me say day, me say day
Me say day, me say day-o
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Work all night, gonna drink our rum
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)
Stack banana 'til the mornin' come
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)
Come Mr. Tally Man, tally me banana
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)
Come Mr. Tally Man, tally me banana
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)
Lift six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)
Six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)
Day, me say day-o
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)
Day, me say day, me say day, me say day
Me say day, me say day-o
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)
A beautiful bunch, a ripe banana
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)
I seek deadly lacked a launch-ra
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)
Lift six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)
Six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)
Day, me say day-o
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)
Day, me say day, me say day, me say day
Me say day, me say day-o
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)
Come Mr. Tally Man, tally me banana
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)
Come Mr. Tally Man, tally me banana
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)
Day-o, day-o
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)
Day, me say day, me say day, me say day
Me say day, me say day-o
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)
Day, me say day, me say day, me say day
Me say day, me say day-o
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Work all night, gonna drink our rum
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)
Stack banana 'til the mornin' come
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)
Come Mr. Tally Man, tally me banana
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)
Come Mr. Tally Man, tally me banana
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)
Lift six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)
Six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)
Day, me say day-o
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)
Day, me say day, me say day, me say day
Me say day, me say day-o
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)
A beautiful bunch, a ripe banana
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)
I seek deadly lacked a launch-ra
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)
Lift six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)
Six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)
Day, me say day-o
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)
Day, me say day, me say day, me say day
Me say day, me say day-o
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)
Come Mr. Tally Man, tally me banana
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)
Come Mr. Tally Man, tally me banana
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)
Day-o, day-o
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)
Day, me say day, me say day, me say day
Me say day, me say day-o
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)
~ sung by Harry Belatonte
