General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOOD CASE WITH GLASS "WINDOWS" AND METAL HARDWARE/ BRASS BEAMS, POINTER, PILLAR, STIRRUPS, HOOKS, PAN SUPPORTS, KNOB/ ALUMINUM PANS/ VELVET AND FELT PADDING/ PORCELAIN DRAWER PULL/ AGATE PLANES

Dimensions

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

Length

43.0 cm

Width

25.0 cm

Height

55.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

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

PROBABLY FROM THE 1930S TO THE 1960S

Canada

USED WITH WEIGHTS 970094 TO 970096 BY THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE ANNUAL "TRIAL OF THE PYX" AT THE CANADIAN MINT TO ANALYSE THE SILVER CONTENT OF A SAMPLE OF SILVER DOLLARS MADE AT THE MINT TO DETERMINE THAT A MINUMUM WEIGHT OF SILVER IS MAINTAINED.

Function

USED TO MEASURE THE MASS OF QUANTITIES TO A VERY PRECISE AND ACCURATE LEVEL.

Technical

USED WITH ASSAY WEIGHTS TO DETERMINE THE PRECISE WEIGHT OF PRECIOUS METALS.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

ETCHED ON BEAM: 'L. OERTLING LONDON/ [SCALE 1 TO 10 IN TWO DIRECTIONS]'/ HOOK BARS: 'L' 'R'/ ETCHED ON BASE OF PILLAR: 'OERTLING LONDON'/ STICKER ON BACK: 'INDUSTRY CANADA/ [BAR CODE]/ 971083'

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

WOOD, STAINED AND VARNISHED; METAL, LACQUERED; BLACK VELVET; GREEN FELT; UNCOLOURED GLASS; WHITE CERAMIC

Decoration

N/A