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Vintage Borg bathroom scale — Thursday eBay pick of the day

Posted by: Pam Kueber • October 18, 2007

I am absolutely opposed to weighing yourself – ever! But, I am an absolute advocate of finding a vintage bathroom scale to accessorize your retro reno bathroom! This olive-colored vintage Borg scale is promoted as being in mint condition…to be sure, the olive colors and design are great — very late 60s, early 70s. Match this to the Olive colored towels (available from Lands End, watch for future post)…maybe even your wallpaper has a touch of olive?

BTW, don’t settle for anything less than “mint” with these scales — they can be had!

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