vintage pelouze postal scale

One of the things we’re planning at the wedding reception is a big, sugary candy buffet, kind of like this one:

{Image via JenaD Events}

I’m quite a sugar fan (although we try to keep that under wraps), so we figured on our wedding day we could just go to town and indulge.  We’ve been yard sale-ing to find lots of fun glass containers to serve the candy in, and one day in my travels I came across this little fella:

It wasn’t glassware, but it was a vintage Pelouze postal shipping scale, and it was adorable!  They were asking $5 for it, so I snapped it right up.  I thought it would be pretty cute nestled into the candy buffet somewhere — not that people need to weigh their goodies, but just as part of the display.  Maybe with a jar on top of it?  We’ll see where she ends up.

I brought it home and did some research; I think this particular model is from 1968, judging by the postage rates and some other similar models that I found online.

Regardless of how old it is, I’m pretty excited about the find, and I’m even more excited to figure out the best way to use it in the candy buffet!  I’ll have precisely 4 ounces of gumdrops, please.  xoxo