Old weights and measures (Braunschweig)

Old units of measurement in the Duchy of Braunschweig

Length measurements

The Braunschweiger Elle as a reference body at the old town hall of Braunschweig

The law stipulated the length of the base at 126.5 Parisian lines . Because the standard meter was defined in 1799 with a length of exactly 443.296 Parisian lines, a calculated length of the conveyor foot results from ³¹⁶²⁵ / ₁₁₀₈₂₄ ≈ 0.285362376 meters.

Plant base	(= 12 inches = 144 lines)	≈ 00028.53624 cm
inch	(= 12 lines)	≈ 00002.37802 cm
line		≈ 00001.98168 mm
Cubit	(= 2 feet)	≈ 00057.072 cm
Ruthe	(= 8 cubits = 16 feet)	≈ 00004.56557984 m
mile	(= 1625 rods = 26000 feet)	≈ 00007.41942240 km
Reel thread	(= 3.75 cubits)	≈ 00002.14022 m
Container	(= 90 threads)	≈ 00192.620 m
Lop yarn	(= 10 containers)	≈ 01926.20 m
He laughs	(= 80 inches 8.5 lines)	≈ 00001.91926 m

Area dimensions

Square feet	(= 144 square inches)	≈ 000000000.08143171 m²
Square rod	(= 256 square feet)	≈ 00000020.84652 m²
Field morning	(= 120 square rods)	≈ 00002501.582 m²
Forest morning	(= 160 square rods)	≈ 00003335.443 m²
Pit field	(= 500 square laughs)	≈ 01841 780 m²

volume

Body measurements
Cubic feet		≈ 00.02323755 m³ unit for firewood, charcoal, hard and lignite, peat, ores, iron stone, broken and cleared stones and other dry materials
Measure for iron stone, hard coal and lignite	(= 2 cubic feet)	≈ 00.04647 m³
Painted wood	(= 80 cubic feet)	≈ 01.859000 m³
Cart charcoals	(= 100 cubic feet)	≈ 02.32375 m³
Manhole	(= 256 cubic feet)	≈ 05.94881 m³

Capacity for liquids
Quarter		≈ 0000.93684 liters It holds 2 pounds of distilled water at 15 degrees heat according to Reaumur, 1838
anchor	(= 40 quarters)	≈ 0037.47375 liters
ohm	(= 160 quarters)	≈ 0149.89500 liters
Oxhoft	(= 240 quarters)	≈ 0224.84250 liters
ton	(= 108 quarters)	≈ 0101.17913 liters

Capacity for dry material, e.g. B. Cereals
Himten	(= 2316 cubic inches)	≈ 0031.14477 liters
Vierfaß	(= 0.25 himpten)	≈ 0007.78619 liters
Slut	(= 0.25 four-barrel)	≈ 0001.94655 liters
Wispel	(= 40 himten)	≈ 1245.790 liters

Weights

Tiny bit
Lot	= 4 quents
lb	= 32 Loth = 128 quents = the Prussian (Cöllnischen) ≈ 0467.711 g (1838)
	= 0500 g (inch pound 1858, Post: 1850) → exact definition of the inch pound to 500 grams
Neuloth	= 0050 g (1872)
Quint	= 0005 g (1872)
Hundredweight	= 100 pounds
Ship load	= 40 quintals = 4000 pounds
Medicinal pound	(contains 24 loth, is divided into 12 ounces, 1 ounce = 8 drachms, 1 drachm = 3 scrupels, 1 scrupel = 20 grains)
Mark coin weight	(contains 0.5 pounds, is divided into 16 loth, 64 quentchen, 256 pfennigs, 4864 ace)
Mark trial weight	(contains 0.5 pounds, divided into 288 grains)
Carat, for jewels	= 205.894 mg

literature

August Blind: Measure, coin and weight systems. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin and Leipzig 1923
Heinz Ziegler: Old weights and measures in the state of Braunschweig. In: Braunschweigisches Jahrbuch No. 50, 1969

Web links

Official units of measurement in Europe 1842Template: dead link /! ... nourl ( page no longer available )

Individual evidence

↑ Law concerning the order of measure and weight. Braunschweig, March 30, 1837. In force from January 1, 1838. Law and Ordinance Collection 1837, No. 11
↑ Announcement concerning the conversion of the previous national measurements and weights to the metric system. Braunschweig, August 5, 1869. In force from January 1, 1872, Law and Ordinance Collection 1869, No. 25

[1] Law concerning the order of measure and weight. Braunschweig, March 30, 1837. In force from January 1, 1838. Law and Ordinance Collection 1837, No. 11

[2] Announcement concerning the conversion of the previous national measurements and weights to the metric system. Braunschweig, August 5, 1869. In force from January 1, 1872, Law and Ordinance Collection 1869, No. 25