 | Albert Newton Raub - 1877 - 348 σελίδες
...WEIGHT. 96. 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. COMPARISON OF UNITS. 1 Ib. = 12 oz. = 240 dwt. = 5760 gr. 1 oz. = 20 dwt. = 480 gr. 1 dwt. = 24... | |
 | John William Marshall - 1879 - 306 σελίδες
...hundredweight (cwt.). 1 ton («.). By this weight are weighed all common goods. TROY. 24 grains (grs.) make 1 pennyweight (dwt.). 20 pennyweights „ 1 ounce (oz.). 12 ounces „ 1 pound (Ib.). Used for gold, silver, and jewellery, and in experiments in chemistry, &c. APOTHECARIES. 20... | |
 | William Frothingham Bradbury - 1882 - 416 σελίδες
...drams = 1 ounce (oz. or § ). 12 ounces = 1 pound (Ib. or ft). 543. TROY WEIGHT. 24 grains (gr.) = 1 pennyweight (dwt). 20 pennyweights — 1 ounce (oz.). 12 ounces = 1 pound (Ib.)Troy Weight is used in weighing gold, silver, and precious stones. NOTE 1. The pound, ounce, and... | |
 | James Thomson - 1880 - 408 σελίδες
...preserved because of their use in the past, if for no other reason. TABLE OF TROY WEIGHT.* 24 grains =1 penny-weight, dwt. 20 penny-weights =1 ounce,.... oz. 12 ounces =1 pound Ib. It is to be borne in mind that, while the grain is one definitely fixed weight, being specified... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth, Thomas Hill - 1881 - 446 σελίδες
...Express a cubic foot as the decimal fraction of a bushel. WEIGHTS. Troy Weight. 297. 24 grains (grs.) = 1 pennyweight (dwt). 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce (oz.). 12 ounces = 1 pound (lb.). A carat (of diamond) = 3J grs. Avoirdupois Weight. 298. 16 drams (drs.) = 1 ounce (oz.). 16 ounces... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth, Thomas Hill - 1882 - 376 σελίδες
...a cubic foot as the decimal fraction of a bushel. • WEIGHTS. Troy Weight. 297. 24 grains (grs.) = 1 pennyweight (dwt.). 20 pennyweights . = 1 ounce (oz.). 12 ounces = 1 pound (lb.). . A carat (of diamond) = 3J grs. Avoirdupois Weight. 298. 16 drams (drs.) = 1 ounce (oz.). 16 ounces... | |
 | Daniel O'Sullivan - 1883 - 442 σελίδες
...employed, in the compounding of medicines, all over the United Kingdom.! Troy Weight. 24 Grains (grs.) = 1 Pennyweight (dwt.) 20 Pennyweights = 1 Ounce (oz.) 12 Ounces = 1 POUND (Ib.) of 5,760 grs. " Pennyweight" takes its name from the ancient English penny — a silver coin... | |
 | William Thomas Jeffcott - 1883 - 232 σελίδες
...3£ Grains (gr.) . . =1 Carat of Diamond 240 Grains .... — 1 Carat of Gold or Silver 24 Grains .... =1 Pennyweight (dwt.) 20 Pennyweights. . = 1 Ounce (oz.) 12 Ounces . . . . = 1 Pound (76.) This weight is nsed only for Gold, Silver, Platina, and Jewellery. In the standard gold coin... | |
 | William Davis (B.A.) - 1882 - 116 σελίδες
...Ⅰ 7 ・ 8@685 19. 9)898 STANDARD III. TABLES OF WEIGHTS AND MEASUEES. TROY WEIGHT. 24 grains gr. = 1 pennyweight dwt. 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce oz. 12 ounces = 1 pound Ib. Troy weight is used in weighing gold, silver, and jewels ; in ascertaining the strength of spirits... | |
 | A E. Booth - 1883 - 74 σελίδες
...144 .. 12 0 WEIGHTS AND MEASUEES. I. TROY WEIGHT. 4 grains (grs.) ... make 1 carat. 2 1 grains „ 1 pennyweight (dwt.) 20 pennyweights . . » 1 ounce (oz.) 12 ounces „ 1 pound (Ib.) The Pound Troy contains 5760 grains. USE. — For gold, silver, jewels, precious etones, and... | |
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Table ///.—TROY WEIGHT. 24 grains, gr. make 1 pennyweight. dwt. 20 pennyweights " 1 ounce. oz. 12 ounces 
