General Information

Serial #

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Part Number

1

Total Parts

9

AKA

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Patents

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General Description

BRASS WITH LEAD SOLDER

Dimensions

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

Length

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Width

5.6 cm

Height

3.1 cm

Thickness

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Weight

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Diameter

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Volume

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Lexicon

Group

Metrology

Category

Mass/weight

Sub-Category

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Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

SAMPLE OF NESTED WEIGHTS USED IN CANADA

Function

USED TO BALANCE SMALL QUANTITIES ON A BALANCE SALE TO DETERMINE THE WEIGHT. COULD HAVE BEEN USED AS APOTHECARY WEIGHTS, OR AS TOLERANCE WEIGHTS TO DETERMINE THE TOLERANCE THAT IS ACCEPTABLE WHEN CHECKING THE MASS OF HEAVIER WEIGHTS OR THE TOLERANCE ACCEPTABLE FOR LARGER BALANCES.

Technical

NESTED CUP-WEIGHTS WERE DEVELOPED TO PROVIDE A SMALL COMPACT OBJECT FOR TRAVELLING TRADERS. AS EACH SMALLER WEIGHT COULD BE MADE SO THAT IT FITTED ACURATELY INTO THE LARGER ONE, IT AVOIDED A GREAT DEAL OF UNWANTED WEAR AND TEAR. [REF 1]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1- STAMPED ON RIM:.1: '8/ OZ/ 1';.2: '4/ S/ OZ/ 1';.3: 'OZ/ 1';.4: 'OZ/ 1';.5: '8/ 1';.6: '4/ 1';.7 &.8 NO MARKINGS/.9:STAMPED ON TOP: '1'

Missing

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Finish

LACQUERED

Decoration

N/A