March 5, 2017

Germany, 1878


1877: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (London: Semi-Mfg, Trade) = £ 1.65 (
34.05)

12/1878: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (London: Semi-Mfg, Retail) = £ 1.75 (35.70)
1878: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (Semi-Mfg)  = Fr 34.21  ( 27.37)
 

1878: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (Trade Retail: Semi-Mfg.) = 27.99 ($ 6.66)  
1878: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (Trade Retail: Semi-Mfg.) = Thlr. 9.33

1878: 1 Ozt. Platinum (Bid: Discount/Scrap) = 15.55 ($ 3.70
1878: 1 Ozt. Platinum (Bid: Disc/Scrap) = Thlr. 5.18


"Platinum Foil and Wire, First Quality, 0.90 per Gramm, advises H. C. Göttig, Pforzheim. For old platinum, Allow 50 Pf. per Gramm.
 
Pforzheim, Baden-Württemberg, c.March 1878: 


Citation: Deutsche Vierteljahrsschrift für Zahnheilkunde, Vol. 18 (1878), p.472


Apparently,
for the Battery for Stöhrer's Inductionsapparate, the Chemitz Retail Unit Price was 10. / ℳ 20. higher than Berlin, ~6.5% to 16.65% higher.
 
Stöhrer's Inductionsapparate ... 75. ... 115. ... ℳ 140. (=Thlr. 25. ... Thlr. 38.33 ... Thlr. 46.66



 

Stöhrer's Inductionsapparate (Berlin Price, 1872)





1878: 1 Ozt. Platinum (German Mfg.,Trade Bulk; Boiler) = 31.10
1878: 1 Ozt. Platinum (London Mfg.,Trade Bulk; Boiler) = 31.10
1878: 1 Ozt. Platinum (French Mfg.,Trade Bulk; Boiler) = 29.16

The boiler had previously used at a weight of

70-80 kg, Production of 7,500 kg, Cost 75,000 Mark,
59-62 kg, Production of 6,000 kg, Cost 60,000 Mark,
38-40 kg, Production of 3,000 kg, Cost 38,000 Mark,
27-30 kg, Production of 2,000 kg, Cost 27 000 Mark,
19 -20 kg Production of 1,000 kg, Cost 19,000 Mark,
 

On the other hand, Paris can provide a 32 kg apparatus without cooler, Production 6,000 kg, Cost 30,000 Mark, and London offers a 16 kg apparatus without cooler, Production 5,000 kg, Cost 16,000 Mark.

Citation: Chemie-Arbeit in Werk und Labor, Vol. 1 4/1878 p.144