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- OBJECT TYPE
- SECONDARY/7 LB TROY/BRASS
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1995.0506.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- England
More Information
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
- 8.9 cm
- Height
- 15.6 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
- Unknown
- Canada
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LONG ESTABLISHED BRITISH TROY WEIGHT WAS BROUGHT TO CANADA BY BRITISH SETTLERS, PROBABLY IN 18TH C. 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
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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
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BRITISH TROY POUND WAS IN USE FROM LATE 14TH C. IN 1824 TROY POUND BECAME IMPERIAL POUND WHEN IMPERIAL SYSTEM OF MEASURES WAS INTRODUCED. IT WAS REPLACED BY AVOIRDUPOISPOUND AS IMPERIAL STANDARD IN 1855, BUT IS STILL USED FOR PRECIOUS STONES & METALS. ONE TROY POUND=373.2 GRAMS, 13 IMPERIAL OZ. - Area Notes
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Unknown
Details
- Markings
- INCISED LETTERING ON HANDLE TOP READING '7 TROY lb'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- LACQUERED BRASS
- Decoration
- INCISED PARALLEL LINES & CAST BEVEL EDGED GROOVES ENCIRCLING BODY
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Unknown Manufacturer, Standard, mass, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1995.0506, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1995.0506.001/
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