tcreeley
Elite Member
Looking at it- top hook is designed to snag a cogged tooth on a steel wheel. The hook below looks like it can be driven into wood. It looks like the handle is missing.
Yes, true steelyard scale is like that, but, this one in original post looks very like a scale. Maybe, it is just with missing weight ball (whatever called) - maybe, just an homemade with some calibrated holes for quick weighing.