Medieval weight set

[robfinds]

Had another weight yesterday got four now. Also now got them accurately weighed. Although they look crude they are very accurate. The weights are two and a quarter ounce, two and three eights of an ounce, two and an half ounce , and two and five eights of an ounce. So the weights go up in eights of an ounce, wonder what they were weighing ?.

HH Robert.

 

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[allen]

really neat old finds...

 

[mistergee]

maybe dumb question but how do you know they are medieval? how do you know they are for weighing?....they look like fishing weights to me

 

[DJ_Quinn]

What a great find, any local museum would love to have those. Probably used for weighing grain.

 

[robfinds]

maybe dumb question but how do you know they are medieval? how do you know they are for weighing?....they look like fishing weights to me
[/quote Good question, ive seen these recorded as medieval ( of course that could be wrong). The site they came of though is prolific in medieval finds of all types.

 

[BuckleBoy]

Those are Really Cool. 8)

 

[CRUSADER]

What interests me is that I have found every shape of medieval weight you could image. Although I have seen this type before, we have never found any. So the question is 'why' Is it we haven't had the right site, or to do with local variations.

 

[robfinds]

What interests me is that I have found every shape of medieval weight you could image. Although I have seen this type before, we have never found any. So the question is 'why' Is it we haven't had the right site, or to do with local variations.

Ive never found any in 25 years until these 4, could be a local variety or maybe a rare type of weight used only for a small amount of years.

 

[curbdiggercarl57]

Cool!

 

[Trond]

Great find. I have never found weights like this.

 

[Silver Searcher]

What interests me is that I have found every shape of medieval weight you could image. Although I have seen this type before, we have never found any. So the question is 'why' Is it we haven't had the right site, or to do with local variations.

Ive never found any in 25 years until these 4, could be a local variety or maybe a rare type of weight used only for a small amount of years.

They come in many shapes and sizes as you say Cru, Robs look like they were ment to hang down from something perhaps loom or for checking wall levels just can't work out the different weight thing, rather than weighing out some thing like wool or grain etc

 

[mistergee]

VERY COOL

 

[joecoin]

How close is this site to the water?

 

[EDDE]

perhaps throw net weights for fish or bird net/s?

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Nice weights Rob! I have not seen any like that and think they may be specific to your area. HH, Mike

 

[robfinds]

How close is this site to the water?

It's a couple of miles away from the nearest river.

 

[JonAndDani]

Those look interesting. Nice find.