On Mon, 13 Aug 2007 04:13:12 +0000 (UTC), (axlq)
wrote:

>I went looking online for kitchen scales today. Lots of digital
>things, but nothing I am looking for.
>
>For the past 40 years my mother had (from Germany) this incredibly
>useful kitchen scale. It needed no batteries, had no moving
>mechanism (just a couple parts you move yourself), simple to
>operate, fool-proof, etc.
>

I've never seen the one you are searching for. But there are some
mechanical kitchen scales at Amazon. I own this one. which does the
job well:
http://www.amazon.com/Salter-11-Poun...000281&sr=1-79


Barry in Indy