Hoedt

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The Hoedt , also in the spelling Hödt, was a Dutch measure of volume. It was a measure of grain , lime and Kohlenmaß and was created especially for coal used. Regional variations were not uncommon. The name was derived from the shape of the measuring cylinder, which resembled a hat. The measure is also described in the literature under Hoed or Hoet.

Grain measure

In Rotterdam and Delft had the measure

In Dordrecht the measure for dry goods was smaller and it applied

  • 1 Hoest = 32 Scheepels
  • 1 hoest = 49,040 Parisian cubic inches = 971 ¾ liters

Coal measure

The measure of coal was divided into

  • 1 Hoest = 38 Maaten (Amsterdam) = 117,648 Parisian cubic inches = 2331 liters
  • 1 Hoed = 38 Maaten = 56 Steek = 1170 liters
  • 6 Hoed corresponded to 5 Chaldrons, old heaped in London
  • 1 Hoed corresponded to 5/6 chaldrons when selling hard coal to New Castle

Lime measure

With the lime measure one calculated

  • 1 Hoed = 8 tons = 64 Kinnetjes = 960 Kop = 971 liters

literature

  • Johann Friedrich Krüger : Complete manual of the coins, measures and weights of all countries in the world. Verlag Gottfried Basse, Quedlinburg / Leipzig 1830, p. 125.
  • Jürgen Elert Kruse : General and especially Hamburg Contorist, who knows the currencies, coins, weights, measures, types of exchange and customs of the most distinguished cities and countries in and outside Europe. Publishing house of the author's heirs, Hamburg 1808, p. 51.
  • Gustav Wagner, Friedrich Anton Strackerjan: Compendium of the coin, measure, weight and exchange rate relationships of all states and trading cities on earth. Verlag Teubner, Leipzig 1855, p. 56.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Carl Günther Ludovici, Johann Christian Schedel: Newly opened Academy of Merchants, or encyclopaedic merchant lexicon. Breitkopf and Härtel, Leipzig 1798, p. 1068.
  2. ^ A b c Christian Noback , Friedrich Eduard Noback : Complete paperback of the coin, measure and weight ratios. Volume 1, FA Brockhaus, Leipzig 1851, p. 38.
  3. ^ Association of practical merchants: The latest illustrated trade and goods lexicon or encyclopedia of the entire trade sciences for merchants and manufacturers. Volume 2, Verlag Ernst Schäfer, Leipzig 1857, p. 628.