ladyjewels2000
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posted on June 26, 2006 02:22:57 PM
OK the title should be Japanese scale - can't edit that now.
Has anyone ever heard of Yoko scale - 10KG? It's cast iron and looks over 100 years old. It's still in my hubby's car or I'd post a photo.
I'm trying to figure out a value. It's rusty but has some of the old green paint still intact so I don't want to throw it in the campfire just yet - should I try to clean it at all?
[ edited by ladyjewels2000 on Jun 26, 2006 02:27 PM ]
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paloma91
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posted on June 26, 2006 05:50:42 PM
Here's what I've been able to find so far Could this be it? There are a lot of something or other Yoko companies that are in Japan or were operating in japan. Do you have any other info on the piece? :
Uchida Yoko USAC 10B
The USAC 10B is the first of a series of four different desktop electronic calculators developed and marketed by Uchida Denshi Kogyo Co., Ltd. (later Uchida Yoko Co., Ltd.). Uchida Yoko was (and still is) a large Japanese multi-faceted manufacturing and marketing company involved in numerous businesses, including billing machines and small office small computers, office furniture, scientific equipment for educational institutions, mechanical adding machines, office supplies, and, for a short time, electronic calculators
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LtRay
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posted on June 27, 2006 02:48:10 AM
Lady, if it is really an antique bank you will destroy 80% of the value by trying to clean it. Leave it as is and post a pic here when you get a chance.
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birgittaw
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posted on June 27, 2006 03:50:46 AM
LtRay is right, whether it's a bank or a scale; don't clean it yet! Without seeing the scale, and I'm not familiar with the brand, impossible to say anything about it. I've had scales from small tabletops to huge tabletops. Generally sell store type scales with graphics for kitchen decoration ... otherwise, I am not real successful with those things even when they are sold on site and don't have to be shipped.
B/
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ladyjewels2000
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posted on July 1, 2006 07:52:44 AM
Finally a photo.
I don't have it put together but I think you can get the idea.
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classicrock000
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posted on July 1, 2006 09:01:02 AM
"Has anyone ever heard of Yoko scale - 10KG? It's cast iron and looks over 100 years old. It's still in my hubby's car or I'd post a photo."
The best thing to do with this is-keep it in hubbys car.Drive out to interstate 90 and speed up to 80mph-when ya pass your first tractor trailer......toss it out the back window......
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ladyjewels2000
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posted on July 1, 2006 09:47:28 AM
Don't hold back - Class!!!
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tomwiii
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posted on July 1, 2006 10:05:26 AM
"Yoko" Scale???
LOOKS about as GOOD as SHE SINGS!
Got stuff? PLEASE join RALPHIE & ME in some AUCTIONS for our favorite NON-PROFIT~Thank You!
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ladyjewels2000
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posted on July 1, 2006 04:23:05 PM
So I guess it would be ok to clean it some??
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classicrock000
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posted on July 1, 2006 10:23:17 PM
yea with a flame thrower.......
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davebraun
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posted on July 2, 2006 12:51:54 AM
If (God forbid) this scale has any value do not clean it up, that's not rust...it's well patina-ed. Every now and then I'm amazed at what some crap gets appraised at on Antique Roadshow. This looks so decreped that it should be worth a small fortune.
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sparkz
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posted on July 2, 2006 10:58:02 AM
I agree, this could well turn out to be sleeper, and it could be in high demand by collectors. Don't try to clean it. List it in "as found" condition. If, by chance, it doesn't sell, you can always try listing it on Ebay Motors. Under Boats - accessories, there is a subcategory called anchoring and mooring equipment. Perhaps someone looking for a boat anchor may be interested 
If Murphy's law is correct, everything East of the San Andreas Fault will slide into the Atlantic
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tomwiii
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posted on July 2, 2006 12:06:53 PM
Sparky:
Ralphie appraises this item as:
"Shakespeare's Food Processor"
All LadyJ has to do now is attach 17 pages of gibberish to a listing, and she's well on her way to...$6000
Whoo-Hoo!
Got stuff? PLEASE join RALPHIE & ME in some AUCTIONS for our favorite NON-PROFIT~Thank You!
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sparkz
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posted on July 2, 2006 01:15:55 PM
Great idea Tom. I just hope she uses the spell check feature. All she needs to do now is join some weird group which will benefit from the proceeds. Maybe the "Vendio Artificial Intelligence Society"? If that guy in England can do it with a 30 year old bible he found in a thrift store formerly owned by some person named Bill, and scribbled in by his kids, then Ladyj should be able to make a killing with her item.
If Murphy's law is correct, everything East of the San Andreas Fault will slide into the Atlantic
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ladyjewels2000
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posted on July 7, 2006 07:29:49 AM
I had some nice vacation time to think about this and I'm going to oil it. I don't think oil will hurt it or take away any patina but may make it look better. It's not put together in the photo but I was told all the parts are there.
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LtRay
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posted on July 7, 2006 07:42:22 AM
Good idea LadyJ. A good dose of castor oil always makes stuff move well.
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sparkz
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posted on July 7, 2006 02:11:39 PM
LadyJ...Don't use oil of any type on that scale. It will chase off the vast majority of potential buyers. This is not the type of item that you have to make look "nice" before you photograph and list it. The important things are age, make, missing parts, capacity, size, weight and any other info you can obtain. The new owner may want it left as is, or if he wants it clean and shiny, he may choose sandblasting or other methods to clean it. Oil will prevent him from repainting it until he expends an enormous amount of time removing it.
If Murphy's law is correct, everything East of the San Andreas Fault will slide into the Atlantic
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ladyjewels2000
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posted on July 7, 2006 02:44:07 PM
Really??
Can I use soap and water??? It just looks so bad.
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sparkz
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posted on July 7, 2006 03:27:57 PM
Water (or moisture) is what caused the rust to begin with. More water will not help. Anything you try to do can jeopardize the remainder of the original paint, and this may be an important item for the buyer. I would treat this exactly as brass, copper or bronze items, and let the new owner screw up the patina if he wishes. I seriously doubt that a finicky 80 year old lady in Boston will be buying this to use as a centerpiece on her dining room table. Most likely it will be a serious antique collector, a museum, or it could be a movie studio who intends to paint it bright pink and use on the set of a Disney movie.
If Murphy's law is correct, everything East of the San Andreas Fault will slide into the Atlantic
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classicrock000
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posted on July 7, 2006 04:07:29 PM
"Can I use soap and water??? It just looks so bad."
Boy is that an understatement.......
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LtRay
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posted on July 7, 2006 05:05:36 PM
"I seriously doubt that a finicky 80 year old lady in Boston"
As usual, you are right SPARKY! This will probably be snathed up by some "to be un-named" crazy California Dude to put on HIS dining table to be used as a cat toy. Ain't that right JW???
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stonecold613
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posted on July 7, 2006 09:56:53 PM
I'm amazed at what some crap gets appraised at on Antique Roadshow
Now that explains a lot. I have also watch those bunch of frauds. They appraise only to give hope to people with real junk. I don't see a whole lot of people getting rich off of those so-called appraisals.
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photosensitive
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posted on July 8, 2006 06:27:06 AM
Lady, would brushing it with a soft brush get rid of the loose dirt and not harm the "patina"?
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LtRay
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posted on July 8, 2006 08:41:08 AM
A 1" paint brush with soft bristles does wonders for lose dirt and won't harm the finish.
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