Assuming you mean one that hangs from a hook, just hang the article and read the pointer on the scale.
a spring balance
Weight is always measured on Spring Balance, however Mass is represented by Beam Balance.
spring balance is used to measure the weight possessed by an object.
a beam balance measures mass while a spring balance measures weight
A beam balance - has a weight at one end, and it 'balances with the load placed on the other end. A spring balance - has a vertical spring attached to a scale - that shows the weight of an object suspended from it.
a balance that measure weight by the tension on a helical spring
It is carried out by physical balance and the weight by spring balance.
The function of spring balance is to measure an object's weight. The force of gravity is opposed by the spring's extended force.
A spring scale measures weight while a triple beam balance measures mass.
A spring scale measures weight while a triple beam balance measures mass.
Spring balance shows remarkably less weight of yours, when immersed in the water. Your weight will be shown less as much the weight of water you have displaced.
Weight