Cloth Measure | ||
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Marked | ||
in | 2 ¼ inches = 1 nail | |
nl | 4 nails = 1 quarter | |
qr | 4 quarters = 1 yard (yd) | |
Fl. e | 3 quarters = 1 Flemish ell | |
Eng. e | 5 quarters = 1 English ell | |
Fr. e | 6 quarters = 1 French ell | |
Sc. e | 37 in = 1 Scotch ell |
Old Wine Measure | ||||
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Cub. Inch | Imp. Gall. | Imp. pint | ||
1 pint | 28·875 | 0·10414 | 0·83 | |
2 pints | 1 quart | 57·75 | 0·20828 | 1·67 |
4 quarts | 1 gallon | 231 | 0·83311 | 6·66 |
To convert Old into Imp multiply by 0·83311 | ||||
To convert Imp into Old multiply by 1·20032 |
Old Beer and Ale Measure | ||||
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Cub. Inch | Imp. Gall. | Imp. pint | ||
1 pint | 35 ¼ | 0·12713 | 1·02 | |
2 pints | 1 quart | 70 ½ | 0·25426 | 2·03 |
4 quarts | 1 gallon | 282 | 1·01705 | 8·14 |
To convert Old into Imp multiply by 1·01705 | ||||
To convert Imp into Old multiply by 0·98324 |
Old Dry Measure | ||||
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Cub. Inch | Imp. Gall. | |||
1 pint | 33·6 | 0·12118 | ||
2 pints | 1 quart | 67·2 | 0·24236 | |
4 quarts | 1 gallon | 268·8 | 0·96945 | |
8 gallons | 1 bushel | 2150·4 | 7·75557 | |
To convert Old into Imp multiply by 0·96945 | ||||
To convert Imp into Old multiply by 1·03151 |
Heaped Measures | |
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For lime, coals, fish, potatoes, fruit etc | |
Marked | |
gall | 2 gallons = 1 peck |
pks | 4 pecks = 1 bushel |
bush | 3 bushels = 1 sack |
sks | 12 sacks = 1 Chaldron (chal.) |
The above mentioned goods are likewise sold by weight |
cubic inch | Gal. | ||||
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351·936 | 1 | Peck | |||
703·872 | 2 | 1 | Bush | ||
2815·488 | 8 | 4 | 1 | Sack | |
8446·466 | 24 | 12 | 3 | Chaldron | |
101357·593 | 288 | 144 | 36 | 12 | 1 |
Yarn Measure | |
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Cotton Yarn | Lint Yarn |
54 inches = 1 thread | 90 inches = 1 thread |
80 threads = 1 skein or rap | 120 threads = 1 cut |
7 skeins = 1 hank | 2 cuts = 1 heer |
18 hanks = 1 spindle | 6 heers = 1 hasp |
4 hasps = 1 spindle | |
The ounce thread reel is only 36 inches and 30 such threads make one hank |