November 24, 2010

France 1847: Paris Chemist Catalogue

October 1847: Quesneville, successor to Nicolas Louis Vauquelin's Catalogue (?)

Citation: Revue scientifique et industrielle, Vol. 31 (10/1847) p.149


1847: 1 Troy Ounce platina (Ore 75%, Retail) = Fr 24.88 (USD$ 4.75)
1847: 1 Troy Oz. Pt (Ore @.999, Ret.) = Fr 33.18 (USD$ 6.34) 
1847: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (Sponge, Refined, Ret.) = Fr 37.32 (USD$ 7.13)
1847: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (Semi-Mfg, Ret.) = Fr Fr 37.32 (USD$ 7.13)
 
1847: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum-Black (Residue, Ret.) = Fr 6.22 (USD$ 1.19)


1847: 1 Troy Oz. Palladium (Refined, Retail) = Fr 124.41 (USD$ 23.75)




1847: 1 Troy Oz. Iridium (Ore?, Retail) = Fr 31.103 (USD$ 5.94)
1847: 1 Troy Oz. Osmiridium (Ore, Retail) = Fr 46.66 (USD$ 8.91)






1847: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum Chloride (PtCl2, Ret.) = Fr 31.103 (USD$ 5.94)



1847: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum Oxide (PtO2, Ret.) = Fr. 37.32 (USD$ 7.13)



Prices fell by a third, from this 1846 catalogue.

1847: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (Mfg, Bulk) = Fr 30.72 (USD$ 5.72) 

1847: 1 Troy Oz. platina (Ore, Ret.) = Fr 24.88 (USD$ 4.75)  
1847: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (Sponge, Refined) = Fr 37.32 (USD$ 7.13) 
1847: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (Semi-Mfg) = Fr 37.32 (USD$ 7.13)  
1847: 1 Troy Oz. Palladium (Refined) = Fr 124.40 (USD$ 23.75) 
1847: 1 Troy Oz. Iridium (Refined) = Fr 93.30 (USD$ 17.82)  

Citation: Revue scientifique et industrielle, Vol. 27 (1847) p.129






Citation: Catalogue des livres francais, grecs, latins, allemand, anglais, espagnols ; Hector Bossange (1847)





c.1847/8: (Paul et Gabriel) Rousseau Frères

1847: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum Chloride (PtCl2, Ret.) = Fr 31.103 (USD$ 5.94)

1847: 1 Troy Oz. Pt-Ir Sponge (Sponge, Ret.) = Fr 34.214 (USD$ 6.53)



Citation: Chimie élémentaire avec ses principales applications aux arts;  Apollinaire Bouchardat (1848) pp 595-





 

1921: "Mousse de platine" was unpurified Platinum-Iridium Sponge.


1847: 1 Troy Ounce platina (in Russia) = Fr 10.68 (USD$ 2.04)




1847: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (High Grade Scrap?) = Fr 34.99 (USD$ 6.68)


Citation: Journal des économistes, Vol. 33, By Société de statistique de Paris (1852) p.122



c. 1847: 1 Troy Ounce Platinum (Mfg)  = Fr 30.72 (USD$ 5.86)  
c. 1848: 1 Troy Ounce Platinum (Semi-Mfg, Retail)  = Fr 37.32 (USD$ 7.13) 

Although the still indicated here is much larger, the price per Troy Ounce was about the same as in 1832This price persistence & stability may have been due to certain governmental decrees and regulations, which effectively fixed a floor.

Worked Platinum was often indicated at 1,000 Fr./kg.; likewise, it's perhaps not coincidental that the "80,000 Francs" price for a Platinum still was repeated as late as 1889 (unlikely as an actual cost, given Platinum's spectacular rise after 1874.) 

Citation: Précis de chimie industrielle à l'usage des écoles préparatoires aux ... Anselme, M. Payen (1849) p.98.

1848: 1 Troy Ounce Platinum (Intrinsic)  = Fr 24.88 (USD$ 4.75) 


Citation: Annalen der Physik und Chemie, Vol. 2; Vols. 73-74 (No. 6; 1848) p.320


1845: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (semi-mfg., retail)  = Fr. 40.43 - 46.65 (USD$ 7.99 - 9.) 


Citation: Maison centrale de droguerie: prix courant général 1845, p. 50



Although neither edition quoted Platinum by the gram, the Bossange catalog had the same prices for Grove batteries in 1845 and 1847.  This suggests a stable retail price.


Citation: Catalogue générale de Hector Bossange (1845) p.55






Citation: 1ere Supplement ; Catalogue générale de Hector Bossange (1847) p.55





Lightning Rod Tip, Fr. 20. -25. (USD$ 3.84 - 4.80)




c. 1848: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (Semi-Mfg, Ret.)  = Fr 37.32 (USD$ 7.13) 
1848: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (NYC: Semi-Mfg, Trade)  = USD$ 11.00  

c.1848: 

Citation: Manipulations électrotypiques ou traité de Galvanoplastie ; Charles-V. Walker, J. Fau (1849) p.148

Chlorure de platine sec, le gramme (variable).... 1 Fr.
Platine en fils de diverses grosseurs .... 1 20 Fr.

Dental pivots were a Platinum alloy, perhaps 30% Ag:


1847: Platinum Workers in Paris

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