General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

10

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

CASE: LEATHER WITH METAL HARDWARE/ CUPS LEAD WITH A GOLD WASH

Dimensions

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

Length

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Width

10.7 cm

Height

9.3 cm

Thickness

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Weight

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Diameter

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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

AFTER 1910 AS MARKED WITH 'GR' CROWN, PROBABLY FOR GEORGE V WHO REIGNED FROM 1910 TO 1936

Canada

THE BRITISH AVOIRDUPOIS POUND WEIGHT BECAME LEGAL IN CANADA IN 1872 WHEN THE FIRST WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ACT OF CANADA WAS PASSED. WEIGHT INSPECTORS WOULD HAVE USED THIS BRITISH SET OF WEIGHTS IN EXAMINING COMMERCIAL WEIGHT STANDARDS.

Function

USED TO BALANCE QUANTITIES ON A BALANCE SCALE TO DETERMINE THE WEIGHT.

Technical

THE AVOIRDUPOIS POUND BECAME THE IMPERIAL STANDARD IN BRITAIN IN 1855. CUP WEIGHTS COULD BE CONSIDERED AS FORBIDDEN IN BRITAIN IN 1907,BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT MENTIONED IN THE REGULATIONS MADE IN THAT YEAR. SOME WERE MADE FOR EXPORT AFTER THAT TIME. [REF 1]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.2 TO.5 &.7 TO.10 HAVE A CROWN WITH 'GR' STAMPED ON INSIDE BOTTOM OF BASE/.1 ON RIM: '2/ 1/ 21'/.2 ON RIM: 'AVOIR/ 2/ lb/ 26 [WITH 1 STAMPED OVER]/.3 ON RIM: '1/ lb/ 21'/.4 ON RIM: '8 / OZ/ 21'/.5 ON RIM: '4/ OZ/ 21'/.6 ON RIM: '2/ OZ/ 21'/.7 ON RIM: '1/ OZ/ 21'/.8 ON RIM: '8'/.9 NO MARKINGS ON RIM/.10 ON TOP:'44'

Missing

None apparent.

Finish

BLACK LEATHER CASE/ CUPS HAVE A THIN GOLD WASH

Decoration

CONTAINER CUP INCISED WITH LINES AROUND TOP AND BOTTOM EDGE