Red metal butcher scale with marble weight

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a. Heavy, brass-colored metal, red-painted balance scale with two trays. The tray on the left consists of two, flat perpendicular bars that overlap in the center and have upturned ends meant to hold a now broken square, marble weight (b-d) in place while the scale is in use. The tray on the right is flat and square-shaped, with a low lip around the edge meant to support the meat being weighed. The trays are bolted to flat bars below them that curve downwards and connect to a horizontal, pivoting framework. Extending out from the flat bars, in-between the two trays, are two decorative, gold-colored birds, with flat beaks, facing each other. When both sides of the scale are balanced, the birds beaks are meant to align with one another. The frame has two wide, horizontal bars, one at the front and back, with vertical grating, that extend upwards in the center where they are screwed together with the pivoting framework. The illegible brand logo is embossed in the middle of both bars. The horizontal bars extend into four flat feet, which are bolted to two, thin, metal bars that are perpendicular to the feet. There is paint loss in several areas, and black discoloration over much of the visible metal. b. Large, broken piece of a previously square marble scale weight for use on a balance scale (a). The marble is pale gray with flecks of white, dark gray, and brown. There are rust stains on the two unbroken sides from where it rubbed against the scale, and heavy staining across the bottom from rust and remnants of red paint. c. Broken piece of a previously square marble scale weight for use on a balance scale (a). The marble is pale gray with flecks of white, dark gray, and brown. The original corner is chipped off. There are rust stains on the two unbroken sides from where it rubbed against the scale, and heavy staining across the bottom from rust and remnants of red paint. d. Small, broken, triangular piece of a previously square marble scale weight for use on a balance scale (a). The marble is pale gray with flecks of white, dark gray, and brown. Part of the original corner is chipped off on the back. There are rust stains on the two unbroken sides from where it rubbed against the scale, and heavy staining across the bottom from rust and remnants of red paint.