Just for fun, are any of you familiar with the weight markings on vintage anvils? If my Peter Wright is marked 1 3 7 then how much does it weigh in pounds? No fair googlng.
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Just for fun, are any of you familiar with the weight markings on vintage anvils? If my Peter Wright is marked 1 3 7 then how much does it weigh in pounds? No fair googlng.
155 lbs?
1 = hundredweight
3 = stone = 48 lbs
7 = 7 lbs
Just a WAG . . .
Close, kindaQuote:
Originally Posted by Henry Rifle
A hundred weight is actually 112 lbs. and the second number is 1/4 hundredweights so it weighs 203 lbs.
A stone is 1/8 hundredweight but apparently not used on anvils.