Historical units
Old English Units
Ref.: A Complete System of Practical Arithmetic, 1869, (Scottish School-Book Association)
| 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 |
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| | 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 |
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| To convert Imp into Old multiply by 1·20032 |
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(Ed: Imperial Pints column added)
| Old Beer and Ale Measure |
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| | Cub. Inch | Imp. Gall. | Imp. pint |
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| | 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 |
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| To convert Imp into Old multiply by 0·98324 |
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| Old Dry Measure |
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| | Cub. Inch | Imp. Gall. |
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| | 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 |
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| To convert Imp into Old multiply by 1·03151 |
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| Heaped Measures |
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| For lime, coals, fish, potatoes, fruit etc |
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| 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 |
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| 703·872 | 2 | 1 | Bush |
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| 2815·488 | 8 | 4 | 1 | Sack |
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| 8446·466 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 1 | Chaldron |
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| 101357·593 | 288 | 144 | 36 | 12 | 1 |
| Yarn Measure |
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| Cotton Yarn | Lint Yarn |
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| 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 |
