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Title: Is it a weight?
Post by: bluemeanie on April 02, 2012, 03:39:34 PM
Found this last weekend is it a weight?


Title: Re: Is it a weight?
Post by: Zeus (Joel) on April 02, 2012, 03:42:28 PM
It's a roman fishing weight lol


Title: Re: Is it a weight?
Post by: bluemeanie on April 02, 2012, 03:43:31 PM
no fish attached  :D


Title: Re: Is it a weight?
Post by: Meatslicer on April 02, 2012, 04:14:21 PM
Yup, its a steelyard weight.

Is it lead or bronze or iron? How big is it? and how much does it weigh? If its a specific weight, it will dictate the size of the weighing scale it was used for.

Eric


Title: Re: Is it a weight?
Post by: bluemeanie on April 02, 2012, 06:21:37 PM
Hi Eric its 3 1/2 cm tall and is lead and i dont have any scales but its as heavy as a mediumsmall
 musket ball


Title: Re: Is it a weight?
Post by: herbie on April 02, 2012, 07:10:52 PM
http://www.ukdfd.co.uk/ukdfddata/showrecords.php?product=35955&cat=500 (http://www.ukdfd.co.uk/ukdfddata/showrecords.php?product=35955&cat=500)  similar to one i found a few week ago

Herbie.


Title: Re: Is it a weight?
Post by: bluemeanie on April 02, 2012, 07:36:10 PM
Thanks Herbie does look the the same shape


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