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SCHEDULE.
Standards in the Custody of the Minister for Industry and Commerce.
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PART I.
Avoirdupois Weights.
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1. One brass cylindrical standard of 100 pounds avoirdupois marked with—
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(a) the weight thereof in pounds avoirdupois, and
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(b) the figures “3549” and
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(c) the words “W. & T. Avery Ltd., Birmingham,” and
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(d) the letters “G.R.” surmounted by a crown, and
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(e) a portcullis surmounted by the figures “1924”, and
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(f) the words “Ministry of Industry and Commerce”.
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2. Seven gun-metal spherical standards of 56, 28, 14, 7, 4, 2, and 1 pounds avoirdupois respectively, and each marked with the weight thereof in pounds avoirdupois, the figures “1880”, and (except the 7 lbs. and under standards) the words “L. Oertling, London”.
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3. Four gun-metal spherical standards of 8, 4, 2 and 1 ounces avoirdupois respectively, each marked with the weight thereof in ounces avoirdupois and (except the 8 oz. standard) the figures “1880”.
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4. Five gun-metal spherical standards of 8, 4, 2, 1, and ½ drams avoirdupois respectively, each marked with the weight thereof in drams avoirdupois, and (except the ½ dram standard) the figures “1880”.
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5. Five gun-metal spherical standards of 240, 120, 72, 48, and 24 grains respectively, each marked with the weight thereof in grains and all enclosed in a wooden box marked with the figures “3212”.
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6. Five gun-metal spherical standards of 240, 120, 72, 48, and 24 grains respectively, each marked with the weight thereof in grains and all enclosed in a wooden box marked with the figures “3213”.
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PART II.
Measures of Capacity.
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1. Eleven gun-metal cylindrical standards of bushel, half-bushel, peck, gallon, half-gallon, quart, pint, half-pint, gill, half-gill, and quarter-gill capacity respectively, and each marked with the capacity thereof, and the figures “1880” and the words “L. Oertling, London”.
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2. One gun-metal cylindrical standard of one-third pint capacity, marked-with the capacity thereof, and the figures “9009”, and the words “De Grave & Co., Ltd., London”.
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PART III.
Decimal Grain Weights.
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1. Eleven brass cylindrical standards of 4000, 2000, 1000, 500, 300, 200, 100, 50, 30, 20, and 10 grains respectively, each marked with the weight thereof in grains.
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2. Twelve standards of 5, 3, 2, 1, 0.5, 0.3, 0.2, 0.1, 0.05, 0.03, 0.02, and 0.01 grains respectively, all enclosed in a wooden box marked with the figures “3211”
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PART IV.
Troy Bullion Weights.
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1. Twenty brass cylindrical standards of 500, 400, 300, 200, 100, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0.5, 0.4, 0.3, 0.2, and 0.1 ounces troy respectively and each marked with—
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(a) the weight thereof in ounces troy, and
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(b) except the 5 oz. and under standards, the words “Ministry of Industry and Commerce”, and
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(c) the figures “3610”, and
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(d) except the 10 oz. and under standards, the words “W. & T. Avery Ltd., Birmingham” (or “Birmm.”), and
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(e) the letters “G.R.” surmounted by a crown, and
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(f) a portcullis surmounted by the figures “1924”.
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2. Five brass flat standards of 0.05, 0.04, 0.03, 0.02, and 0.01 ounces troy respectively, each marked with the weight thereof in ounces troy, the figures “3610”, the letters “G.R.” surmounted by a crown, and a portcullis surmounted by the figures “1924”.
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3. Five platinum wire standards of 0.005, 0.004, 0.003, 0.002. and 0.001 ounces troy respectively.
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PART V.
Apothecaries Weights.
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1. Thirteen brass cylindrical standards of 10, 8, 6, 4, 2, and 1 ounces apothecaries, 4, 2 and 1 drachms apothecaries, and 2, 1 ½, 1 and ½ scruples apothecaries respectively, each marked with the weight thereof in ounces, drachms, or scruples (as the case may be) apothecaries, the figures “3545”, the letters “G.R.” surmounted by a crown, and a portcullis surmounted by the figures “1924”.
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2. Six German silver wire standards of 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1 grains respectively.
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3. One aluminium flat standard of one-half grain, marked with the weight thereof in grains, the figures “3545”, the letters “G.R.” surmounted by a crown, and a portcullis surmounted by the figures “1924”.
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PART VI
Apothecaries Measures.
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1. Two glass cylindrical standards of 10 fluid ounces and 8 fluid drachms capacity respectively, each sub-divided and marked with the letters and figures “D.I.C., S.E. 28” (enclosed in a circle) and the figures “3684”.
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2. Four glass cylindrical standards of 4 fluid ounces, 16 fluid drachms, 1 fluid drachm, and 30 minims capacity respectively, each sub-divided and marked with the figures “3684”, the letters “G.R.” surmounted by a crown, the figures “1925” surmounted by a portcullis.
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PART VII.
Yard Measure.
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One brass standard of the limit gauge form, sub-divided into feet, inches, and twelfths, sixteenths, and hundredths of an inch, and one brass rod standard, both the said standards being marked with—
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(a) the figures “3655”, and
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(b) the words “Standard Yard”, and
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(c) the words “Ministry of Industry and Commerce”, and
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(d) except the brass rod, the words “W. & T. Avery Ltd., London”, and
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(e) the letters “G.R.” surmounted by a crown, and
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(f) a portcullis surmounted by the figures “1924”.
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PART VIII.
Inch Measure.
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One brass bevelled standard sub-divided into tenths and hundredths of an inch and marked with—
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(a) the figures “3537”, and
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(b) the figure and word “1 inch”, and
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(c) the letters “G.R.” surmounted by a crown, and
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(d) a portcullis surmounted by the figures “1924”.
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