UK, 1890: Price Peak

English speculators moved on the Russian market in May, 1890 and then a large French electrical concern paid a then-record wholesale price in the Summer of 1890.

Global Platinum market-prices elsewhere followed almost immediately, within weeks.

May, 1890: 1 Troy Ounce Platinum (Mkt) ~ £ 2.90? (USD$ 14.17)
October, 1890: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (Mkt) = £ 4.20 (USD$ 20.41)
November, 1890: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (Mkt) = £ 3.25 (USD$ 15.80)
 
June, 1890: The price of photographers' platino-salts had nearly doubled in a couple of months.

Citation: Anthony's Photographic Bulletin, Vol. 21, No.13. 7/12/1890; p.

June 13 1890 notice, presumably in a Circular or Price Current of June 1890 Burgoygne, Burbridges &  Monthly Magazine of Pharmacy, Chemistry, Medicine, &c.
 



Citation: The Electrical Review, Vol. 37, No. 930, 9/30/1895, p.358


Reprinting an October 1890 article from The Electrician:



October 1890:  1 Ozt. Platinum (Scrap?) = £ 2.50 (USD$ )

October 1890: 
Citation: Chemist and Druggist: The Newsweekly for Pharmacy, Vol. 39 (7/4/1891) p.13
 

January, 1891: 1 Ozt. Platinum (Scrap?) = £ 2.50 (USD$ )



DSQ
Mid 1889 price quote:

Mid? 1889: 1 Ozt. platina (Australia: Ore) = £ 1.40 - 1.50 (USD$ )

Citation: Annual Report; New South Wales. Dept. of Mines 6/25/1891



May, 1889: 1 Troy Ounce Platinum (Mkt) = £ 1.60 (USD$ 7.78)
October, 1890: 1 Troy Ounce Platinum (Mkt) = £ 4.15 (USD$ 19.96)




October 1890 Event:


1898: Assessment of the 1890 Platinum Peak: "...a combination bulled the market..."


October 1890: Platinum Thefts Noted


Base Metals Market, Sept. - Nov. 1890: Late October peak




c.1890/1:
Cost of refining platina, per Troy Oz. = £ 0.0625 - 0.1250 (USD$ 0.30 - 0.61)

Citation: Economic mining: a practical handbook for the miner, the metallurgist... ; Charles George Warnford Lock (1895) p.587
 

c. July 1890 Swan-Edison Platinum purchase rate, at £ 3.0
November 1892 Swan-Edison Platinum purchase rate, at £ 1.50

  

Numismatics:

1838 Victoria, Platinum, Eimer 1315, 36.5 mm, ~33.9 g
1838 Victoria, 24k Gold, Eimer 1315, 36.5 mm, ~31.5 g
1838 Victoria, Silver, Eimer 1315, 37 mm, 21.7 g


April 28, 1890:

March? 1890: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (London Mkt) = £ 1.60 (USD$ 7.78)

May, 1890: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (Russia: Refined) = £ 0.608 (16.417 руб)

June, 1890: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (Germany: Refined) = £ 2.875 (ℳ 59.10)
c.August, 1890: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (USA: Semi-Mfg, Trade) = £ 3.92 (USD$ 19.20) 

May 1890: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (Numismatic) = £ 7.34 (USD$ 35.77)
May 1890: Est. 33.9 g Platinum Medal (Numismatic) = £ 8. (USD$ 39.)

Crucibles Weight by Volume

1878: 100 cc dish weighed 26.23 g
1878: ~5 cc dish weighed 7.98 g



Small Platinum dish:




1866: Assumed 15 cc (0.5 oz) and 16 Grams @ £ 1.50

1866: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (Spatula, Retail) = £ 1.96 (USD$ 13.51)





Crucibles w/ covers:

2 cc (=  0.0676 oz. US/0.0704 oz. Imp.) ; 4 grams (=  62 grains)
4 cc (=  0.1353 oz. US/0.1408 oz. Imp.) ; 6 gr. (=  93 grains)

6 cc (=  0.2029 oz. US/0.2112 oz. Imp.) ; 8 gr. (=  124 grains)
8 cc (=  0.2705 oz. US/0.2816 oz. Imp.) ; 10 gr. (=  154 grains)
10 cc (=  0.3381 oz. US/0.352 oz. Imp.) ; 12 gr. (=  185 grains)
15 cc (=  0.5072 oz. US/0.5279 oz. Imp.) ; 15 gr. (=  232 grains)
20 cc (=  0.6763 oz. US/0.7039 oz. Imp.) ; 20 gr. (=  309 grains) ; 25 gr. (=  386 grains)
30 cc (=  1.014 oz. US/1.056 oz. Imp.) ; 25 gr. (=  386 grains)
35 cc (=  1.183 oz. US/1.232 oz. Imp.) ; 30 gr. (=  463 grains)
40 cc (=  1.353 oz. US/1.408 oz. Imp.) ; 35 gr. (=  540 grains)
50 cc (=  1.691 oz. US/1.76 oz. Imp.) ; 45 gr. (=  695 grains)
60 cc (=  2.020 oz. US/2.112 oz. Imp.) ; 50 gr. (=  772 grains)
75 cc (=   2.536 oz. US/ 2.64 oz. Imp.) ; 60 gr. (=  926 grains)
90 cc (=  3.043 oz. US/3.168 oz. Imp.) ; 70 gr. (=  1,080 grains)
100 cc (=  3.381 oz. US/3.52 oz. Imp.) ; 90 gr. (=  1,389 grains)

Crucible w/ covers:

8 cc (=  0.2705 oz. US/0.2816 oz. Imp.) ; 8 gr. (=  124 grains)
10 cc (=  0.3381 oz. US/0.352 oz. Imp.) ; 10 gr. (=  154.3 grains)
15 cc (=  0.5072 oz. US/0.5279 oz. Imp.) ; 15 gr. (=  232 grains)
20 cc (=  0.6763 oz. US/0.7039 oz. Imp.) ; 20 gr. (=  309 grains)
25 cc (= 0.8494 oz. US/0.8799 oz. Imp.) ; 25 gr. (=  385.8 grains)
30 cc (=  1.014 oz. US/1.056 oz. Imp.) ; 30 gr. (=  463 grains)
40 cc (=  1.353 oz. US/1.408 oz. Imp.) ; 40 gr. (=  617.3 grains)
50 cc (=  1.691 oz. US/1.76 oz. Imp.) ; 50 gr. (=  772 grains)
60 cc (=  2.020 oz. US/2.112 oz. Imp.) ; 60 gr. (=  926 grains)
70 cc (=  2.367 oz. US/2.464 oz. Imp.) ; 70 gr. (=  1,080 grains)

Citation: Laboratory supplies and chemicals for chemists and bacteriologists, By A. Daigger & Company (1919) p.237

The 18th Edition (n.d.) of Bullock & Crenshaw's Catalogue of Chemical, Physical, and Pharmaceutical Apparatus (c. 1888) lists crucibles w/ cover ("capsule-shaped lips" sic)  from Joaquim Bishop & Co.


p.121:
'683. 1 x 1.25 in., contains.......0.375 oz. weight about ......180 grains'
1.25 x 1.375 in., cont................0.5 oz. weight about ..........250 grains
1.375 x 1.625 in., cont..............1.0 oz. weight about ..........390 grains
1.5 x 1.75 in., cont.....................1.25 oz. weight about ........525 grains
1.625 x 1.75 in., cont................1.5 oz. weight about ...........570 grains
1.75 x 2.0 in., cont....................2.0 oz. weight about ..........600 grains
2 x 2.25 in., cont.......................3.0 oz. weight about ..........740 grains


Queen's 1888 Catalogue listed standard volume & weight for crucibles without covers :

Crucible w/ covers (p.259) at a standard rate ($13.06/oz. troy) :

20 cc (=  0.6763 oz. US/0.7039 oz. Imp.) ;  8 gr. (=  124 grains)
30 cc (=  1.014 oz. US/1.056 oz. Imp.) ; 14 gr. (=   grains)
45 cc (=   oz. US/ oz. Imp.) ; 22 gr. (=   grains)
80 cc (=   oz. US/ oz. Imp.) ; 320 gr. (=   grains)
125 cc (=   oz. US/ oz. Imp.) ; 48 gr. (=   grains)
200 cc (=   oz. US/ oz. Imp.) ; 65 gr. (=   grains)

Dishes without covers:

15 cc (=  0.5072 oz. US/0.5279 oz. Imp.) ; 5 gr. (=  77.16 grains)
20 cc (=  0.6763 oz. US/0.7039 oz. Imp.) ; 6 gr. (=  92.59 grains)
25 cc (= 0.8494 oz. US/0.8799 oz. Imp.) ; 8 gr. (=  124 grains)
35 cc (=  1.183 oz. US/1.232 oz. Imp.) ; 12 gr. (=  185.2 grains)
50 cc (=  1.691 oz. US/1.76 oz. Imp.) ; 17 gr. (=  262.4 grains)
65 cc (=  2.198 oz. US/2.288 oz. Imp.) ; 22 gr. (=  339.5 grains)

In the mid-19th C. USA, the wholesale price of manufactured Platinum was 3x more expensive than Silver manufactures. 


1856: 1 Troy Ounce Platinum (pure, whols.)  = USD$ 8.00

1857: 1 Troy Ounce Platinum (mfg, whols.)  = USD$ 14.00

1856: 1 Troy Ounce Silver (pure, whols)  = USD$ 5.00

1857: 1 Troy Ounce Silver (mfg, whols)  = USD$ 5.00

Citation: Descriptive catalogue of chemical apparatus, chemicals and pure reagents (1856 Lehume, p. 69)

1888: