General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

8

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

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

15.2 cm

Height

27.0 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

London

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Newfoundland and Labrador

Period

PROBABLY USED FROM C. 1844 (WHEN BRITISH STANDARD POUND WAS DEVELOPED) TO 1936 (END OF GEORGE V'S REIGN)

Canada

Unknown

Function

WAS USED BY THE NEWFOUNDLAND GOVERNMENT AS A LEGAL STANDARD BASED ON THE BRITISH IMPERIAL STANDARD AGAINST WHICH TRADE AND OTHER WEIGHTS COULD BE VERIFIED.

Technical

FIRST STANDARD AVOIRDUPOIS IMPERIAL POUND WAS MADE IN BRITAIN IN 1844 AND THIS WEIGHT WAS DECLARED THESTANDARD IN 1855. NEWFOUNDLAND, A COLONY OF BRITAIN AT THAT TIME, WOULD HAVE THE SAME RULES APPLIED TO IT.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 INSCRIBED OR STAMPED: '28 Lb./ SCC/ GR VR JPC/ EP/ ST. JOHN'S/ NEWFOUNDLAND/ WFC/ GR/ JHC/ WRJ'/ STAMPED IN BOTTOM PLUG: '50/ 50/ GR/ J'/.2 INSCRIBED OR STAMPED: '14 Lb./ GR VR WRJ/ WFC/ ST. JOHN'S/ NEWFOUNDLAND./ SCC WRJ/.3 STAMPED OR INCISED: '7 lb/ M 10/ GR' ON BOTTOM: 'EP'/.4 STAMPED OR INCISED: 'ERP/ 4 lb/ EP/ GR/ TB/ M 10/ WRJ'.5 STAMPED OR INCISED: '2 lb/ GR/ JPC/ TB/ GR/ VR/ MJG/ WRJ/ SC'/.6 STAMPED: '1 Lb/ V/ R'/.7 STAMPED OR INCISED: '8 oz/ VR/ TR'/.8 STAMPED: '4 oz'

Missing

N/A

Finish

LACQUERED

Decoration

INCISED PARALLEL LINES & CAST BEVEL EDGED GROOVES ENCIRCLING BODY