May 10, 2011

Germany: Weights (Nurmburg vs. Cologne Mark)

Berlin (& Erfurt):

1850: 
Where 1 Preuss. Loth = 0.47 Ozt; 2.128 Loth = 1 Ozt.




Where 1 Preuss. Apothek.Loth = 0.47 Ozt; 2.128 Loth = 1 Ozt.



  Hamburg:

Where 481 English Troy Ounces = 64 Marcs, 1 Marc =  7.203125 Ozt.

1797:


After Reishammer (1800), where 1 Marc =  7.203125 Ozt., 

S$ 1,000. = 103.125 Marcs (742.8223 Ozt) Fine Ag ; S$ 1. = 0.742822266 Ozt Fine Ag
S$ 1,000. = 115.1163 Marcs (829.1969 Ozt) Fine Ag ; S$ 1. = 0.8291969 Ozt
 



Frankfurt: 
 Loth Silbergewicht = ~0.47 Ozt; at least 14.616 g.

Frankfurt, 1805: 1 Loth Silbergewicht = 14.621052725 g. = 0.470077766 Ozt.



Frankfurt, 1808: 1 Loth Silbergewicht = 14.62105 g. = 0.47007768 Ozt.



Frankfurt, 1832: 1 Loth Silbergewicht = 14.6223125 g. = 0.47011827 Ozt.



(Note error: 467 22/25 g.)
Frankfurt, 1834: 1 Loth Silbergewicht = 14.62125 g. = 0.47008411 Ozt.
 




Frankfurt, 1848:Loth Silbergewicht = 14.62231 g. = 0.47011807 Ozt.


Frankfurt, 1850:Loth Silbergewicht = 14.62231 g. = 0.47011807 Ozt.



Frankfurt, 1858:Loth Silbergewicht = 14.61596875 g. = 0.469914315 Ozt.



Frankfurt, 1859:Loth Silbergewicht = 14.61596875 g. = 0.469914315 Ozt.




1842:
Cologne Marc = 233.77 g.; 1 Cologne Loth = 14.61063 g.

 

French Grammes, English Troy Grains, German Grains 


1823, Prag: 1 Frankfurt Silber-pfund = 32 Loth ; 1 Loth = 14.62126 g. = 0.4701 Ozt.


Leichtgewicht (Silberpfund)




  Nuremburg: 1 Apothecary Loth = 14.902663 g. = 0.479131745 Ozt

 

Where the Prussian Medicinal Pfund equals 11.278 English Troy Ounces or 350.78348 grams:



After 1820: 

1 Prussian Pfund = 467.7185 g. where 1 Loth = 14.6162 g.




1 Berlin Loth = 0.47 Ozt 


1829: Nuremburg Pfund =501.41 g. ; 1 Loth Nürnberg = 15.95 g.



 

1829: Hannover Unze = 30.6 g. ; 1 Loth Hannover = 15.3 g. 




1829: Cöln Unze = 29.2 g. ; 1 Loth Cöln = 14.6 g. 




1829: München Pfund= 560 g. ; 1 Loth Cöln = 17.5 g.

 

1 Rheinbayerische Quadratzoll = 5.9154 cm²



1829: Würzburg Quentschen = 3.98 g; 1 Loth = 15.92 g.




Weight, Prussian Pfund:



Where 2.85 Poud (= 113 Funt; 1,500.94 Ozt. = 46.684 Kgs.) = "199.5 Marcs" 
1 Marc = 7.52349599 Ozt. 


Where 10.5625 Funt (= 139.07 Ozt. = 4.326 Kgs.) = 9.2421875 Pfund Preuss. = 18.5 Marc
1 Pfund Preuss. = 15.047 Ozt. and 2.002 Marc

English/German Weight:  Where the Kilogram (32.150747 Ozt.) = 2.138072384 Prussian Pfund, 1 Prussian Pfund = 0.467711013 Kg; 15.03725844 Ozt.  

Where 1 Lb. avd. = 31.018 Prussian Loth of Commerce, 1 Ounce Troy = 2.12695 Loth; 1 Loth = 0.4701 Ozt





The Commercial Pfund of (16 Unzen/32 Loth) weighed 467.5866 Grams (15.03 English Troy Ounces); 1 Unze = 29.2242 Grams (0.9396 Troy Ounce ~ 0.94 Ozt) so 1 Troy Ounce = 1.0643 Unzen.

Medical Weight: 
At the Apothecary Weight of Nuremburg, 1 Pfund = 12 Unzen = 357.8436 Grammes (11.505 English Troy Ounces) ; 1 Unze = 29.8203 Grams (0.9588 Troy Ounce) so 1 Troy Ounce = 1.043 Unzen.

It appears that Platinum (Pt) was most often sold by the Loth (of the Nuremburg or Apothecary Pfund) but there may have been exceptions, where the weight was the heavier Cologne Mark or the lighter common Pfund.  German weights are somewhat dubious in this regard.

1 Pfund (Nuremburg; Apothecary) = 12 Unzen = 11.5 English Troy Ounces 

1 Unze = 29.259 Grams;  0.9407 Troy Ounces   
1 Loth = 14.8986 Grams; 230 grains = 0.4790 Troy Ounce

It's not entirely clear when and where Platinum was weighed by the Cologne Mark, but where Pt was considered as Gold or Silver that likely occurred.

1 Marc of Cologne = 8 Unzen = 16 Loth = 3608 English Troy grains. 

The Cologne Mark = 233.77 Grammes  = 7.51588 Troy Ounces.
8 Unzen > 1 Unze = 29.2213 Grammes  = 0.9395 > 0.94066 Troy Ounce.
1 Loth = 225.76 grains = 0.4703 Troy Ounce ; 1 Unze (2 Loth) = 0.9407 Troy  Oz; 1 Loth = 14.6106 grams metric
1 Unze = 29.259 Grams; 1 Mark Pfund = 15.04 Troy Ounces. 







1836:  1 Loth = 14.615 (14.614746) g.



1840:
1 Marc of 16 Loth = 233.8555 g.; 1 Loth = 14.616 g. (0.47 Ozt) 

Citation: Dictionnaire universel des poids et mesures anciens et modernes... Horace Doursther (1840)



1851:
1 Hanover Pfund of 32 Loth = 466.67 g.; 1 Hanover Loth = 14.583 g. (0.469 Ozt)
so 1 Zollgewicht Loth = 16.67 g. (0.53585 Ozt)

Citation: Preis-Katalog Der Zur Londoner Industrie-Ausstellung Aus Dem Deutschen ...Great Exhibition (1851, London)






USA: in 1850, where the Bavarian Pfund is assumed 560.03 g. or 18.00 Ozt:



Where 1 PreussLoth = 14.59854015 gr., 1 PreussUnze-Wasser = 29.19708029 gr.



c.1853:


1856:






Where 1 Cologne Loth weighs 14.616 g., 1 Ozt = 2.128 Loth köln.



New Prusian Zoll-Pfund (30 Loth) of 500 g.; 1 Loth = 16.666 g.


After 1858:


Medical Weight: 
At the Apothecary Weight of Nuremburg 1 Pfund = 12 Unzen = 357.8436 Grammes; 1 Unze = 29.8203 Grams (0.9588 English Troy Ounce) so 1 Troy Ounce = 1.043 Unzen.

  








1840: Horace Doursther's Dictionnaire universel des poids et mesures anciens et modernes
                                                                                                   English // Grams


1848: Leopold Gmelin's Hand-book of chemistry, Vol. 1



Erfurt:

1835: Kelly's Universal Cambist


1856: Wesley Stoker B. Woolhouse's The measures, weights, & moneys of all nations (1850)



1 Bayerische Pfund = 560 g. = 18.00 Ozt.





1 Bavarian Pfund = 18.00 Ozt

No comments:

Post a Comment