September 1, 2010

UK, 19th C.: Manufacture Prices Reveal Platinum Price Changes


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The platinum capsule described in the 1836 Griffin manual approximates the Item 1741c #5 @ 6s.  The price appears nearly the same.

Estimated weight of a Platinum capsule 1 in. dia/0.3 in deep, no cover ~ 

c. 1838:
Citation: A manual of chemistry: containing the principal facts of the science, in the ...By John White Webster (1839)

c. 1852:

Citation: Minutes of the Committee of Council on Education, with appendices, Vol. 1  By G.B. Committee on Education (1853) p.186




1864:


1877: 


Examining various ore, import, wholesale & retail prices shows the RETAIL MANUFACTURED price was ~90% greater than the wholesale/import price for Platinum products sold in the USA.


1883/4: Medium-sized Capsule (~28cc?) price = USD$14.00/oz.

Citation: Engineering and mining journal, Vol. 39 (1885) p.278

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