Old weighing scale

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Back when I was a kid and a young teen this type of weighing scale made by "Balanţa" ("The Balance") from Sibiu (Hermannstadt) where common in Romania: https://momenteistorice.ro/wp-conten...eftine.eu_.jpg

https://www.olx.ro/oferta/cantar-balanta-IDa0HsZ.html

https://www.nozi.ro/anunt/afaceri-se...balanta-169369

Most of them where white: https://brx.ro/oferta/cantar-balanta-sibiu.1274865.html

This year, looking for old cash register I found out that this type wans't specific for Romania, as I was wrongly thought. Seems they where used in Europe and U.S.A. too
http://certobeldecor.ro/decoratiuni_...ar-berkel.html

https://videohive.net/item/vintage-o...cale-/16149341
I wonder, how they are called in English.
And why some do have this bigger scale: https://www.olx.ro/oferta/vand-canta...a-IDd5cch.html

https://www.shpock.com/en-gb/i/XSuji...eighing-scales

https://www.whisperandecho.co.uk/pro...ighing-scales/

Anyway, some one told me that you can still legally use this type of weighing scale in Romania. This would be nice, since old cash registers (that don't have electronic memory storage) can't be used. And unlike old cash registers, I've seen them for sale and even in 2 different stores (I don't know if for use).
Off topic: at a store they have a Roman type one almost like this one: https://www.okazii.ro/cantar-cu-tas-...bil-a163767258
For wieigning nails. A nail was put on a pice of wood for impealing hand write recpits (there is a 2nd recepit impealing there, but I don't know if it's also store made). Well, you do get the price written on a recipt, go to the cash register operator, pay the money, got the recipt from the cash register and after you show the seller that you payed the money the hand written recepit gets on the spike.

[MadMan]

I'm not familiar with the technical term in English for it. I would call it a balance or a scale, even though that's not too specific.

I would believe you can still use those scales for commerce... though they probably had to be certified when they were made. It would probably say on it somewhere if it was certified. They might also have laws saying they need to be calibrated regularly. Depends on the local laws, of course.

My local locksmith has one of those paper spikes and they use it to store the tickets that sit with the locks, when the customer comes to pick up the lock.