Where Abbreviations of lb. And oz. For Weights Originated 80+ Y/O Ad Trade Card

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Where Abbreviations of lb. And oz. For Weights Originated 80+ Y/O Ad Trade Card
NOTE:
THESE ARE NOT POSTCARDS
THEY ARE TRADE/ADVERTISING CARDS.
THEY ARE MUCH SMALLER THAN A STANDARD POSTCARD
AND
THERE IS ADVERTISING TEXT ON THE BACK!
THE CARD DIMENSIONS ARE APPROXIMATELY
2 5/8 '' x 1 3/8 ''  or  6.5 cm. x 3.5 cm.
THIS IS AN ORIGINAL 80+  YEAR OLD TRADE  ADVERTISING CARD
THE SUBJECT OF THIS CARD IS:
WHERE ABBREVIATIONS OF LB. AND OZ. FOR WEIGHTS ORIGINATED
The unit lb. is descended from the Roman libra (hence the abbreviation "lb"). The English word pound is
cognate with, among others, German Pfund, Dutch pond, and Swedish pund. All ultimately derive from
a borrowing into Proto-Germanic of the Latin expression l
pond
o
("a pound by weight"), in which the
word pondis the ablative case of the Latin noun pondus ("weight").
Ounce derives from Latin uncia, a unit that was one-twelfth (
?1?12) of the Roman pound (libra). Ounce
was borrowed twice: first into Old English as ynsan or yndsan from an unattested Vulgar Latin form with
ts for c before i (palatalization) and second into Middle English through Anglo-Norman and Middle
French (unce, once, ounce). The abbreviation oz came later from the cognate Italian word onza (now
spelled oncia).
NOTE:
THE REVERSE SIDE HAS TEXT ABOUT THE IMAGE ON THE FRONT SIDE
THE CARD DIMENSIONS ARE APPROXIMATELY
2 5/8 '' x 1 3/8 ''  or  6.5 cm. x 3.5 cm.
NOTE:
THE IMAGE ABOVE IS LARGER THAN THE CARD
TO SHOW THE DETAIL.
SEE SCALED IMAGE ABOVE.
THIS CARDS IS NOT A MODERN REPRODUCTION
THIS CARD IS 80+ YEARS OLD
IT IS NOT PERFECT AND THIS CARD MAY HAVE
SLIGHT PAPER LOSS
SMUDGING
ROUNDED CORNERS
SURFACE CREASE
SEE THE IMAGES ABOVE!
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WE COMBINE SHIPPING
BUY 1 TO 4 TRADE ADVERTISING CARDS AND THE TOTAL TO SHIP IS
BUY 5 TRADE ADVERTISING CARDS AND SHIPPING IS FREE
NOTE:
ON LARGER INTERNATIONAL ORDERS WE MAY REQUIRE REGISTERD
MAIL AND WILL SPLIT THE COST WITH THE BUYER.
INQUIRE IF CONCERNED!