General Information

Serial #

707

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

MAHOGANY CASE WITH BRASS HARDWARE AND GLASS WINDOWS/ GUN-METAL BEAM/ PORCELAIN KNOBS/ SILVER STIRRUPS AND PANS/ BRASS KNOB/ BRONZE FEET/ AGATE PLANES & END KNIVES/ VELVET PADDING/ FELT PADDING UNDER GLASS FLOOR

Dimensions

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

Length

27.0 cm

Width

27.0 cm

Height

50.2 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

OERTLING

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

London

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

PROBABLY FROM THE 1930S TO THE 1960S

Canada

USED WITH WEIGHTS 970094 TO 970096 BY THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE ANNUAL "TRIAL OF THE PYX" AT THE CANADIAN MINT TO ANALYSE THE SILVER CONTENT OF A SAMPLE OF SILVER DOLLARS MADE ATTHE MINT TO DETERMINE THAT A MINIMUM WEIGHT OF SILVER IS MAINTAINED.

Function

USED TO MEASURE THE MASS OF QUANTITIES TO A VERY PRECISE & ACCURATE LEVEL. THIS BALANCE IS SENSITIVE TO 0.0015 GRAIN [REF 1].

Technical

USED WITH ASSAY WEIGHTS TO DETERMINE THE PRECISE WEIGHT OF PRECIOUS METALS.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 PLATE ON FRONT: 'Oertling/ LONDON/ ENGLAND'/ STAMPED IN BEAM BASE: 'L. Oertling Ltd./ London E.C.'/ STAMPED ON FRONT SHELF: '707'/ LABEL AFFIXED TO BASE: 'DO NOT REMOVE/ NE PAS DECOLLER/ Holding unit- Detenteur/ 205D/ E.D.R. - R.D./ 63330'/ LABEL ON FRONT: 'LB 1'/.2 STAMPED IN BACK: '6'/ STICKER ON BACK: 'INDUSTRY CANADA/ [BAR CODE]/ 971356'

Missing

N/A

Finish

WOOD, STAINED AND VARNISHED; UNCOLOURED GLASS; GREEN FELT; WHITE PORCELAIN; LACQUERED METAL; BLACK VELVET

Decoration

N/A