Ask Cornelius Richardson Jr. why he keeps an old cotton scale, irons, kitchen utensils and tools, and he'll answer without hesitation. "Because you can't find them anymore." Richardson, an 83-year-old ...

Click to open image viewer. A pea scale, also known as a cotton scale, balance scale, or a steelyard balance. The scale is comprised of two parts: a scale with an elongated, tapered bar of steel ...