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OBJECT TYPE: SECONDARY/TROY/KNOB
DATE: 1912
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0163.018

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

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 18
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: 1.3 cm
Width: N/A
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: 1.2 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: 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: 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: Unknown

Details

Markings: INSCRIBED ON TOP OF WEIGHT: 'C/ OZ. TR.'/ 0.03 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/1997.0163.018/

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