Thimble (unit)
Foxglove was a small old liquid measure in the Netherlands and was called vingerhoed there. The measure was adjusted to one centiliter according to the metric system introduced by the law of August 21, 1816 . In the French system of measurement it was the centiliter and there were 0.01 jugs.
- 1 vat / barrel / barrel = 100 cans = 10,000 thimble = 5041.5 Parisian cubic inches = 100 liters
- 1 Maatje / Mäschen = 10 vingerhoed
literature
- Karl Rumler: Overview of dimensions, weights, etc. Currencies of the most excellent countries…. Verlag Jasper, Hügel u. Manz, Vienna 1849, p. 63.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Leopold Carl Bleibtreu : Handbook of coin, measure and weight, and the bill of exchange, government paper, banking and shares in European and non-European countries and cities. Published by J. Engelhorn, Stuttgart 1863, p. 37.
- ↑ Johann Friedrich Krüger : Complete manual of the coins, dimensions and weights of all countries in the world…. Verlag Gottfried Basse, Quedlinburg / Leipzig 1830, p. 361.
- ^ Eduard Döring: Handbook of coin, exchange, measure and weight ... Verlag J. Hölscher, Koblenz 1862, p. 93.