General Information

Serial #

5223

Part Number

1

Total Parts

15

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WEIGHT: BRASS/ WOODEN BOXES WITH METAL HARDWARE AND FELT PADDING

Dimensions

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

Length

68.0 cm

Width

50.0 cm

Height

29.5 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

DeGrave

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Newfoundland and Labrador

Period

AFTER 1949

Canada

EXAMPLE OF WEIGHTS USED IN NEWFOUNDLAND PROBABLY ORDERED BEFORE IT BECAME PART OF CANADA WHEN IT WAS STILL A BRITISH COLONY AND UNDER ITS REGULATIONS. THESE WEIGHTS WERE NOT UNITS USED IN THE REST OF CANADA.

Function

USED WITH BALANCE, SERVING AS A STANDARD AGAINST WHICH MATERIAL TO BE WEIGHED IS MEASURED. WEIGHT IS PLACED IN ONE PAN AND OBJECT TO BE MEASURED IN OTHER WITH THE BALANCE EQUILIBRIUM GIVING THE WEIGHT.

Technical

THESE WEIGHTS WERE BRITISH BOARD OF TRADE STANDARDS AND WERE DENOMINATIONS AFFIRMED BY BRITISH STATUTES OF 1855 & 1878. THE 56 LB WEIGHTDOWN TO THE 1 LB WEIGHT ARE ALL FRACTIONS OF THE HUNDREDWEIGHT UNIT OF 112 LB; THE OUNCE WEIGHTS ARE FRACTIONS OF THE LB; AND THE DRAM OF THE OUNCE (1 DM = 1/16 OZ).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

INSCRIBED ON THE SIDE OF WEIGHT: '[CROWN]/ G VI R 5323 1949/ [PORTCULLIS]'/ INSCRIBED ON BOTTOM OF WEIGHT: '1949/ [PORTCULLIS]'/ INSCRIBED ON TOP: '56 LB.'/ PLATE ON LID OF BOX: 'ST. JOHN NEWFOUNDLAND/ STANDARD WEIGHTS 56 LB TO 1/4 DR/ DE GRAVE SHORT & CO. LTD.'/ PLATE INSIDE LID: 'BOARD OF TRADE/ CERTIFICATE./ NO. 2417'/ PLATE INSIDE LID OF SMALL BOX: 'B.O.T. CERT. NO. 2417'

Missing

1/2 AND 1/4 DRAM WEIGHTS

Finish

WEIGHT: LACQUERED BRASS/ BOXES STAINED AND VARNISHED/ GREEN FELT

Decoration

N/A