Bernese shoe
The Berner Schuh , also called Berner Fuss, was a measure of length in the canton of Bern in Switzerland . The measure was taken to measure the field. In addition to the Berner Schuh, the Steinbrecher Fuss still existed in the canton . The latter was used in quarries and in the stone trade. For field measurements, the foot was divided decimally into inches and lines , otherwise as a factory shoe, it was divided into two decimal places . The Bernese shoe was also known as the factory shoe.
- 1 Bernese shoe = 130 Parisian lines = 0.293254 meters
literature
- Gustav Wagner, Friedrich Anton Strackerjan: Compendium of the coin, measure, weight and exchange rate relationships. Published by BG Teubner, Leipzig 1855, p. 195.
- Georg Kaspar Chelius : Reliable comparison of all dimensions and weights of the trading city of Frankfurt am Main. Johann Christian Hermann, Frankfurt am Main 1808, p. 112.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Christian Noback , Friedrich Eduard Noback : Complete pocket book of the coin, measure and weight ratios, government papers, bills of exchange and banking and the customs of all countries and trading venues. Volume 1, FA Brockhaus, Leipzig 185, p. 128.