 | John Fenner Brown - 1892 - 184 σελίδες
...WEIGHT. Used for weighing gold, silver, and precious stones. 4 grains (gr.) = 1 carat. 24 grains = 1 pennyweight (dwt.). 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce (oz.) 12 ounces = 1 pound (lb.). Reduce 7 lbs. 11 oz. 13 dwt. 18 gr. to grains. 7 12 7 lbs. = 84 oz. 11 7 lbs. 11 oz.= 95 oz • 20... | |
 | John Henry Walsh - 1893 - 264 σελίδες
...Weight. In weighing gold and silver, troy weight is used. The following is the table: 24 grains (gr.) 1 pennyweight (dwt.) 20 pennyweights 1 ounce (oz.) 12 ounces 1 pound (lb.) The abbreviation for pennyweight is also written pwt. 829. The pound apothecaries' weight — used... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth - 1893 - 242 σελίδες
...WEIGHT. Troy Weight is used in weighing gold, silver, and precious stones. TABLE. 24 grains (grs.) = 1 pennyweight (dwt.). 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce (oz.). 12 ounces = 1 pound (Ib.). The pound Troy contains 5760 grs. 1. How many more grains does a pound Avoirdupois contain than... | |
 | John Henry Walsh - 1893 - 268 σελίδες
...Weight. In weighing gold and silver, troy weight is used. The following is the table: 24 grains (gr.) 1 pennyweight (dwt.) 20 pennyweights 1 ounce (oz.) 12 ounces 1 pound (Ib.) The abbreviation for pennyweight is also written pwt. 829. The pound apothecaries' weight —... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth - 1894 - 242 σελίδες
...WEIGHT. Troy Weight is used in weighing gold, silver, and precious stones. TABLE. 24 grains (grs.) = 1 pennyweight (dwt.). 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce (oz.). 12 ounces = 1 pound (lb.). The pound Troy contains 5760 grs. 1. How many more grains does a pound Avoirdupois contain than a pound... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth - 1894 - 318 σελίδες
...pounds, nearly. 1 gallon of water weighs 8J pounds nearly. V. WEIGHT. Troy Weight. 24 grains (gr.) — 1 pennyweight (dwt.). 20 pennyweights — 1 ounce (oz.) 12 ounces — 1 pound (lb.). Avoirdupois Weight. 18 drams (dr.) = 1 ounce (oz.). 16 ounces — 1 pound (lb.). 100 pounds — 1 hundredweight... | |
 | Albert Newton Raub - 1894 - 200 σελίδες
...WEIGHT. 95. Troy Weight is used in weighing gold, silver, gems and jewels. TABLE. 24 grains (gr.) = 1 pennyweight, dwt. 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce, oz. 12 ounces = 1 pound, Ib. 1 Ib. Troy = 12 oz - 240 dwt. - 5760 gr. APOTHECARIES' WEIGHT. 96. Apothecaries' Weight differs... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth - 1895 - 222 σελίδες
...WEIGHT. Troy Weight is used in weighing gold, silver, and precious stones. TABLE. 24 grains (grs.) = 1 pennyweight (dwt.). 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce (oz.). 12 ounces = 1 pound (lb.). 1. How many spoons weighing 20 pennyweights each can be made from 10 ounces of silver ? From 1 pound... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth - 1895 - 200 σελίδες
...WEIGHT. Troy Weight is used in weighing gold, silver, and precious stones. TABLE. 24 grains (grs.) = 1 pennyweight (dwt.). 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce (oz.). 12 ounces = 1 pound (Ib.). 1. How many spoons weighing 20 pennyweights each can be made from 10 ounces of silver ? From... | |
 | John Henry Walsh - 1895 - 480 σελίδες
...Weight. In weighing gold and silver, troy weight is used. The following is the table: 24 grains (gr.) 1 pennyweight (dwt.) 20 pennyweights 1 ounce (oz.) 12 ounces 1 pound (Ib.) The abbreviation for pennyweight is also written pwt. 829. The pound apothecaries' weight —... | |
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Table ///.—TROY WEIGHT. 24 grains, gr. make 1 pennyweight. dwt. 20 pennyweights " 1 ounce. oz. 12 ounces 
