Antique American weights
The history of America is traditionally divided into two periods - before and after Christopher Columbus discovery, the period when the settlement of new lands began by Europeans. In this context there is no question of traditional American weight measures, all of them were somehow borrowed from the European countries. So, for example, the English measures of weight have been used in the USA. The samples of antique weights that have been saved until our period have weight in pounds, ounces, grains. It should be left unmentioned that before European expansion on the American continent, there were several highly developed tribes, such as the Aztecs, Mayans, Incas, who had their own system of weights and measures, however, as we know, they have disappeared under the influence of the colonists. Photos of antique American weights are presented on this page.
The history of America is traditionally divided into two periods - before and after Christopher Columbus discovery, the period when the settlement of new lands began by Europeans. In this context there is no question of traditional American weight measures, all of them were somehow borrowed from the European countries. So, for example, the English measures of weight have been used in the USA. The samples of antique weights that have been saved until our period have weight in pounds, ounces, grains. It should be left unmentioned that before European expansion on the American continent, there were several highly developed tribes, such as the Aztecs, Mayans, Incas, who had their own system of weights and measures, however, as we know, they have disappeared under the influence of the colonists. Photos of antique American weights are presented on this page.