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Description: | 19th century trade weight with a Sussex stamp. The weight is made from a leaded brass. It is flat and circular with a raised lip on the top, sides that taper towards the base and various squares punched into the base. There is also a deep circular recess cut into the base with possible remains of a white metal solder around the edge. This may have had a removable bung allowing the weight to be made 'short'. It is 43.7mm in diameter, 11.1mm thick and weighs 98 grams, 3.6 ounces. It was probably originally 4 ounces, a quarter of a pound.It is stamped at:12 o'clock with A indicating it is in the Averdepois system6 o'clock with a Ewer between the figures 18/26 meaning it was checked by the London Founders company after the 1826 act.Upside down, below the A, is stamped SUSSEX, a local check mark.The marks indicate it was made in London after 1826 and before 1878 and checked again for use in Sussex.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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