General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

SOLID BRASS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

N/A

Width

14.2 cm

Height

26.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Metrology

Category

Mass/weight

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

19TH C.

Canada

LONG ESTABLISHED BRITISH TROY WEIGHT WAS BROUGHT TO CANADA BY BRITISH SETTLERS, PROBABLY IN 18TH CE. IT WAS ONE OF WEIGHTS USED AS LEGAL STANDARDS IN CANADA UNTIL 1872, WHEN FIRST WEIGHTS & MEASURES ACT OF CANADA MADE BRITISH IMPERIAL YARD, GALLON, & POUND (AVOIRDUPOIS) CANADA'S LEGAL UNITS OF MEASURE.

Function

A PRECISE MEASURE OF MASS, BASED UPON THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT'S PRIMARY STANDARD. IT WAS USED BY THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT AS A LEGAL STANDARD AGAINST WHICH COMMERCIAL & OTHER WEIGHTS COULD BE VERIFIED.

Technical

BRITISH TROY POUND WAS IN USE FROM LATE 14TH C. IN 1824 TROY POUND BECAME IMPERIAL POUND WHENIMPERIAL SYSTEM OF MEASURES WAS INTRODUCED. IT WAS REPLACED BY AVOIRDUPOIS POUND AS IMPERIAL STANDARD IN 1855, BUT IS STILL USED FOR PRECIOUS STONES & METALS. ONE TROY POUND= 373.2 GRAMS, 13 IMPERIAL OZ.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

INCISED LETTERING ON HANDLE TOP READS '28 TROY' WITH 'V R/ M' & 'R'

Missing

N/A

Finish

LACQUERED BRASS

Decoration

INCISED PARALLEL LINES & CAST BEVEL EDGED GROOVES ENCIRCLING BODY