Standard, mass

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OBJECT TYPE: SECONDARY/AVOIRDUPOIS/KNOBS
DATE: 1912
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0162.006

MANUFACTURER: OERTLING, L.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: London, England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 6
Total Parts: 18
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WEIGHT: 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: N/A
Height: 9.6 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: 1.4
Diameter: 5.5 cm
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: FROM 1912
Canada: THE BRITISH AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHTS BECAME LEGAL IN CANADA IN 1872 WHEN THE FIRST WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ACT OF CANADA WAS PASSED. INSPECTORS USED THIS BRITISH SET OF WEIGHTS IN EXAMINING COMMERCIAL WEIGHT STANDARDS.
Function: USED TO BALANCE QUANTITIES ON A SCALE TO DETERMINE THE MASS OF THE ITEM BEING WEIGHED. THIS SET WAS ONE OF THE STANDARDS USED BY THE STANDARDS DIVISION TO VERIFY COMMERICAL WEIGHTS IN CANADA.
Technical: THE AVOIRDUPOIS POUNDBECAME THE IMPERIAL STANDARD IN BRITAIN IN 1855.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: INCISED ON TOP WEIGHT: ‘3 LB/ 'C'/ ON BODY -'[CROWN]/ G R/ 1912/ [PORTCULLIS]'
Missing: N/A
Finish: WEIGHTS: LACQUERED BRASS
Decoration: N/A

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OERTLING, L., Standard, mass, 1912, Artifact no. 1997.0162, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0162.006/

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