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how did they weigh horses in the 16th century?
I found some slate slabs in my garden.each weight 22 pounds..so 5 equals 1 cwt..therefore 100 equals one imperial ton.
This part of middlsex uk was once part of a horse racing stud where the famous racehorse 'Eclipse' lived and finally died.
could these slabs have been used as part of a weighing machine for horses.
Stats
each is roughly cut into a semicurcular shape
40mm thick
390mm across the straight edge
290mm from straight edge to top of semicircle
one 23mm hole in each corner
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A simple lever scale and these stone. Just a (large, for horses) beam balanced on a point. Put the object to weigh on one side and pile stone on the other until they are balanced. Quite simple, really. This method is still widely in use today.
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