Renseignements généraux

Nº de série

5223

Nº de partie

1

Nombre total de parties

15

Ou

S/O

Brevets

S/O

Description générale

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

Dimensions

Remarque : Cette information reflète la taille générale pour l’entreposage et ne représente pas nécessairement les véritables dimensions de l’objet.

Longueur

68,0 cm

Largeur

50,0 cm

Hauteur

29,5 cm

Épaisseur

S/O

Poids

S/O

Diamètre

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Volume

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Lexique

Groupe

Métrologie

Catégorie

Masse/poids

Sous-catégorie

S/O

Fabricant

Ou

DeGrave

Pays

England

État/province

Inconnu

Ville

Inconnu

Contexte

Pays

Canada

État/province

Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador

Période

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.

Fonction

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.

Technique

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).

Notes sur la région

Inconnu

Détails

Marques

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'

Manque

1/2 AND 1/4 DRAM WEIGHTS

Fini

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

Décoration

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