Standard, mass
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- OBJECT TYPE
- SECONDARY/TROY/KNOB
- DATE
- 1912
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1997.0163.010
- MANUFACTURER
- OERTLING, L.
- MODEL
- C
- LOCATION
- London, England
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 10
- Total Parts
- 25
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- BRASS WEIGHTS AND FORCEPS
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
- 3.9 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- 2.2 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 TO 1969
- Canada
-
THESE WEIGHTS WERE DERIVED FROM THE DOMINION PRIMARY STANDARDS AND WERE DESIGNATED SECONDARY OR DEPARTMENTAL STANDARDS AS PER THE "WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ACT" OF 1872. THIS ACT MADE IMPERIAL MEASURES CANADA'S ONLY LEGAL STANDARD. - Function
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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 GOVERNMENT INSPECTORS TO VERIFY COMMERCIAL WEIGHTS IN CANADA. - Technical
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THE TROY POUND WAS ABOLISHED IN BRITAIN IN 1878, BUT THE TROY OUNCE CONTINUED TO BE USED FOR THE WEIGHING OF PRECIOUS METALS OR STONES. THIS WAS ALSO ADOPTED BY CANADA. - Area Notes
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Unknown
Details
- Markings
- INSCRIBED ON TOP OF WEIGHT: 'C/ OZ. TR.'/ 3 OZ'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- WEIGHT: BRASS LACQUERED
- Decoration
- N/A
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OERTLING, L., Standard, mass, 1912, Artifact no. 1997.0163, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0163.010/
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