Need some help Identifying Mystery Item??

[theHouse]

Hi Guys and Gals, I am new here and found something today out detecting that has stumped me!! No shank, very thick, slightly larger than a dime. Markings on the inside are a pitcher, I think a sword, and a crown with the letter G under it. I have no idea. It looks like a button but dont see any sign or how it would attach to garment. Any help greatly appreciated! Thanks MUCH!

 

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[digging440yrs]

Scale weight - apothecary

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Welcome to the forum!

Looks like a weight!

 

[OreElse]

Welcome to T-net!

 

[vpnavy]

1st - I noticed this was your very first post - so, Welcome Aboard TheHouse! Take a look at Forum: New Jersey for information (i.e., clubs, etc.) directly related to your state.

2nd - I moved ya from NEW MEMBER INTRODUCTIONS over to WHAT IS IT? for more exposure.

 

[A2coins]

Great ID guys

 

[A2coins]

Welcome to tnet Tommy

 

[lairmo]

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Welcome to Tnet from Toronto theHouse.

Great I.D. Tom... you nailed it!

Dave

 

[Hawks88]

Welcome to tnet from Niagara Falls.

 

[against the wind]

Welcome to the forum from Port Allegheny, Pennsylvania

 

[Yak1366]

Nice find, Welcome to TNet!!!

 

[HuntinDog]

Yep
Scale weight
Tom ID'd it in an instant
Great find !!

​Welcome to TreasureNet

 

[Machkin]

Nice find.

Similar to yours - http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/today-s-finds/521718-king-charles-1st-trade-weight.html

Good Reading - http://www.pewterbank.com/Marks_and_Marking_of_Weights_and_Measures_of_the_British_Isles.pdf

Fun fact found in Marks and Marking of Weights and Measures of the British Isles, pg 76;
"Section 17 of the 1889 Act allowed a person using weights or measures in the City of London not to have them verified or stamped by more than one authority and the ewer mark thereafter became redundant and was last used in 1908."

 

[theHouse]

Wow what an extremely fast response. thank you all for the great response and I am super happy that I found this. I have been finding a lot of very old Colonial items coins and such dating from around the late 1700s and it's right across from my house in a very rural area. Having a lot of fun. Thanks again good hunting!

 

[CRUSADER]

Its a George III period Pan-Weight or Trade Weight from LONDON, UK.

 

[A2coins]

Happy hunting also hope to see some cool posts soon and great finds

 

[A2coins]

Happy hunting also hope to see some cool posts soon and great finds