On Sun, 26 Jul 2015 19:10:32 -0400, "Phil Kangas"
wrote:



I have a Wilkin(son?) anvil that weighs 0-1-8,
and has been entirely
adequate for my uses. What would one of that low
weight have been
intended for?

0 tonne, 1 stone, 8 pence? Whassat?


0 hundredweights
1 quarter hundred
8 pounds

So, 33 lbs.....

Interesting. I'd never seen a Brit anvil weight before.

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