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eclipse asked:


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
I have formed a yahoo group where photos are available
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digiphotoarch

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