Historical information
This cast iron weight was made in England by Jabez and John Whitehouse ironfounders of Tipton and who founded the company in 1848. J. Whitehouse owned and operated the Phoenix Foundry, in Castle Street, Tipton, Staffordshire, England. The Whitehouse family at the Phoenix Foundry produced cast-iron goods including this weight from the mid 1800s until the early 1900s. John Whitehouse died in 1893.
Significance
An item made by one of the many ironfounders that operated foundries in the West Midlands of England giving a snapshot into the history of making cast iron objects at a time before plastics and other modern materials when most utilitarian items were made of cast iron by ironfounders.
Physical description
Weight, metal, 14 pound or 1 stone weight with a lifting handle. Three round indentations underneath.
Inscriptions & markings
"Whitehouse" inscribed at one end, "14" at the other
Subjects
References
- Internet search Grace guide internet search for foundry history
- Internet search MAAS collection online search for item history