systems of weighing

[Richard Offen]

> 
> Does anybody know if the cwt-qtrs-lbs was ever used elsewhere?
> 
> David
>

When I was a kid (no, contrary to poular belief, school lessons were 
not all in Latin in those days!) most very large objects (steam trains, 
boats, lorries, etc.) were weighed in cwts qr lbs.

R