General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

25

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOODEN BOXES WITH BRASS HARDWARE AND FELT LINING; 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

51.0 cm

Width

23.0 cm

Height

24.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

14.2

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

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

PLATE ON LID OF BOX: 'CANADA/ DEPARTMENTAL TROY STANDARDS/ 500 oz to 0.001 oz/ "C"/ 1912/ L. Oertling, London'/ DYNOTAPE ON LID: 'LB 57'/ INSCRIBED ON TOP OF .1 WEIGHT: 'C/ OZ. TR.'/ 500 OZ'

Missing

N/A

Finish

WEIGHT: BRASS LACQUERED/ BOXES STAINED AND VARNISHED; BLACK FELT IN LARGE BOX, WHITE FELT IN SMALL BOX

Decoration

N/A