Item 08: Henry Nicholls diary, 1922 - Page 359
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Transcription
[Page 359]
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES - Continued
AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT
| 27,34375 Troy grains | = | 1 drachm |
| 16 drachms .. .. | = | 1 ounce |
| 16 ounces .. .. | = | 1 pound |
| 28 pounds .. .. | = | 1 quarter |
| 4 quarters .. .. | = | 1 hundredweight |
| 20 cwt. .. .. .. | = | 1 ton (cwt.) |
| 2240 pounds .. .. | = | 1 ton |
| 1 pound Avoirdupois | = | 7,000 grains Troy |
MEASURE OF SOLIDITY
| 1728 cubic inches | = | 1 cubic foot |
| 27 cubic feet .. | = | 1 cubic yard |
| 40 cubic ft. of merchandise | = | 1 shipping ton |
| 42 cubic ft. of timber | = | 1 shipping ton |
| 108 cubic feet .. | = | 1 stack of wood |
| Tons of displacement of a ship | = | 35 cubic feet |
| A load of earth is 27 cubic feet | ||
| A load of bricks is 500 |
TROY WEIGHT
(For gold, silver, jewels and in chemical experiments)
| 4 grains .. | = | 1 carat |
| 24 grains .. | = | 1 pennyweight (dwt.) |
| 20 pennywts. | = | 1 ounce (oz.) |
| 12 ounces or 5,760 grains | = | 1 pound (lb.) |
Articles of jewellery are marked in accordance with the fineness of the gold. "20 carats" means 20 parts out of 24 are pure gold; 18 carats = 18 out of 24, 12 carats = 12 out of 24, and so on.
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