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  1. 09-17-2008 06:30 AM #1
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    A weighty question

     



    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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    155 lbs?

    1 = hundredweight
    3 = stone = 48 lbs
    7 = 7 lbs

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    Quote Originally Posted by Henry Rifle
    155 lbs?

    1 = hundredweight
    3 = stone = 48 lbs
    7 = 7 lbs

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    Close, kinda
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    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.
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