 | International Correspondence Schools - 1901 - 630 σελίδες
...considered 1 ton, unless the long ton (2,2-tO pounds) is especially mentioned. TUOY "WEIGHT. TABLE. 24 grains (gr.) = 1 pennyweight .... pwt. 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce oz. 12 ounces = 1 pound Ib. Ib. oz. pwt. gr. 1 = 12 = 240 = 5,760 Troy weight is used in weighing gold and silver ware, jewels,... | |
 | Isaac Oscar Winslow - 1901 - 286 σελίδες
...Avoirdupois contains 7000 grains. TROY WEIGHT Troy Weight is used in weighing gold, silver, and jewels. 24 grains (gr.) = 1 pennyweight (pwt.). 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce (oz.). 12 ounces = 1 pound 249 J APOTHECARIES' WEIGHT , % Apothecaries' Weight is used in mixing medicines. 20 grains (gr.) =... | |
 | Nehemiah Hawkins - 1901 - 354 σελίδες
...cord, C. TROY WEIGHT. This is used for weighing gold, silver and jewels. TABLE. 24 grains (gr. ) make 1 pennyweight, pwt. 20 pennyweights, 1 ounce, oz. 12 ounces, 1 pound, Ib. A caret, for gold-weight, is 4 grains; for diamond-weight. IB 3.2 grains. APOTHECARIES WEIGHT. SOLID... | |
 | Samuel Wesley Baird - 1901 - 172 σελίδες
...as gold and silver. The unit of weight is the pound, which contains 5760 grains. TABLE 24 grains = 1 pennyweight (pwt.) 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce (oz.) 12 ounces = 1 pound (Ib.) The carat is a unit of 4 imaginary grains employed in rating diamonds and precious stones, as the ruby,... | |
 | 1902 - 514 σελίδες
...be considered 1 ton, unless the long ton (2,240 pounds) is especially mentioned. TROY WEIGHT. TABLE. 24 grains (gr.) = 1 pennyweight .... pwt. 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce oz. 12 ounces = 1 pound Ib. Ib. oz. pwt. gr. 1 = 12 =: 240 = 5,760 Troy weight is used in weighing gold and silver ware, jewels,... | |
 | George Edward Atwood - 1902 - 168 σελίδες
...32 Ib. 1 barrel of pork = 200 Ib. 1 bushel of barley = 48 Ib. 1 keg of nails = 100 Ib. TROY WEIGHT 24 grains (gr.) . . = 1 pennyweight . pwt. 20 pennyweights...ounce . . . oz. 12 ounces . . . . = 1 pound . . . Ib. One pound Troy = 5760 grains. APOTHECARIES' WEIGHT 60 grains (gr.) . . = 1 dram . . dr., or 3. 8 drams... | |
 | International Correspondence Schools - 1902 - 794 σελίδες
...considered one ton, unless the long ton (2,240 pounds) is especially mentioned. TROY WEIGHT. TABLE 10. 24 grains (gr.) = 1 pennyweight .... pwt. 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce oz. 12 ounces = 1 pound Ib. Ib. oz. pwt. gr. 1 = Id - -J40 = 5,760 214. Troy weight is used in weighing gold and silverware, jewels,... | |
 | Alvord D. Robinson - 1902 - 572 σελίδες
...pounds = 1 long ton TROY WEIGHT. Troy weight is used in weighing the precious metals and jewels. TABLE. 24 grains (gr.) = 1 pennyweight (pwt.) 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce (oz.) 12 ounces — 1 pound (Ib.) APOTHECARIES' WEIGHT. This is used in mixing and selling medicines not liquid. Druggists generally... | |
 | Frank Joseph Schneck - 1902 - 288 σελίδες
...ton. T. T. cwt. Ib. oz. 1 = 20 = 2000 = 32000 Troy Weight 133. Troy weight is used by jewelers. TABLE 24 grains (gr.) = 1 pennyweight, pwt. 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce. oz. 12 ounces = 1 pound. Ib. Ib. 1 = oz. 12 = pwt. gr. 240 = 5760 Scale.—12, 20, 24. Apothecaries' Weight 134. Apothecaries' weight... | |
 | David Martin Sensenig, Robert Franklin Anderson - 1902 - 376 σελίδες
...gold, silver, platinum, and jewels, except precious stones. The standard unit is the TROY POUND. TABLE. 24 grains (gr.) = 1 pennyweight (pwt.). 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce (oz.). 12 ounces = 1 pound (Ib.). lib. = 12oz. = 240 pwt. = 5760 gr. Note. The unit of weight for precious stones is the Carat, which... | |
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TROY WEIGHT. 24 grains (gr.) = 1 pennyweight (pwt.). 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce (oz.). 12 ounces = 1 pound (lb.). 351. Apothecaries' weight is used in mixing medicines and in selling them at retail. APOTHECARIES 
