antique vintage SCALES TURKEY cottage pub tools

Stored away in the attic for years!! RARE Find!! This sale is for the Antique Vintage Pocket Scales weights up to 56lb Antique Vintage Pocket Balance Hanging Scale year approx 1890 Every cottage, farm house and pub at Christmas had a turkey scales the heavier the turkey the better it was a status item. In Rural Ireland it was very common for families to brag about the size of their Christmas turkey. A big turkey meant: The family was doing well They could afford a large Christmas dinner They were respected in the community People would talk about “a 20-pound turkey” or even “a 28-pounder”, and the size was a kind of social status. It was especially a thing in rural Ireland. This scales would weight up to 56ib is exactly the kind of portable scale that farmers and butchers used for weighing turkeys, geese, hams, bags of potatoes, etc. That means it definitely could weigh a huge Christmas turkey — even the very big ones Lovely original metal spring balance scale with hook. Stamped “POCKET BALANCE” on the front. These were used by farmers, shopkeepers and traders for weighing goods such as produce, meat, and small livestock. Perfect now as Irish cottage décor, farmhouse kitchen display, pub décor, tool collection piece or rustic wall hanger. Adds great vintage character to any room. Display on a dresser or over a pub fire or as wall art vintage scale, pocket balance, antique scale, hanging spring scale, rustic tool, Irish farmhouse décor, cottage pub décor, vintage tool, Victorian scale, antique weighing tool, metal hanging scale, collector’s item, shed décor, man cave décor, vintage farm tool, country kitchen décor, retro tool, rustic display piece, old iron scale would make a wonderful unique Christmas gift or treat yourself!! Tralee town viewing anytime 0873728988 can be delivered!!