Antique Reading Hardware Co Cast Iron Scale with weights originally from Pennsylvania - From a New England Estate

Mercantile grade scale embossed with "Reading Hardware Company Reading PA 163."
Found in estate owned by someone who moved to New England from PA.
4 Weights included 2 lbs, 1lb, 4 oz and 1 oz - in really great condition for it's age.
Cast iron with weights weighs 9 lbs - 15 inches long with pan, 12 1/2 inches with pan and 6 1/2 inches at the tallest measurements.

See all photos for condition. An antique like this is going have rusted metal - and this was used originally. We have not tried opening the screw top.
Please note we only do a cursory cleaning of these antiques. We leave it up to buyer to paint or clean if desired. We try to leave antiques as they are found and as they have aged.

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All measurements are considered approximate.
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