Kravele
The Kravele was a north German counting measure and was used in the timber trade to calculate oak planks.
A kravele had fixed dimensions. One shock of oak planks, for example, comprised 60 Kravelen. Other woods such as B. oak planks were traded by cubic feet .
- Dimensions of a Kravele
| thickness | length |
|---|---|
| 2 ½ inches | 24 feet |
| 3 inches | 15 feet |
| 3 ½ inches | 12 feet |
| 4 inches | 10 foot |
| 4 ½ inches | 9 feet |
| 5 inches | 8 ⅓ feet |
An oak plank 2 ½ inches thick and 24 feet long is the equivalent of a kravele.
literature
- Christian Nelkenbrecher: JC Nelkenbrecher's general pocket book of coin, measure and weight. Sandersche Buchhandlung, Berlin 1828, p. 171
- Georg Thomas Flügel: Course list continued as a manual for coin, measure, weight and Customs. LF Huber Verlag der Jäger'schen Buch-, Papier- und Landkartenhandlung, Frankfurt am Main, 1859, p. 134
- John R. McCulloch, Karl Friedrich Enoch Richter (Übers): Handbook for merchants or overview of the most important objects of trade and manufacturing. JG Cotta'sche Buchhandlung , Stuttgart and Tübingen, 1834, p. 746
Individual evidence
- ↑ Friedr. Alb. Niemann: Complete manual of the coins, measures and weights of all countries of the world, published by Gottfried Basse, Quedlinburg and Leipzig, 1830, p. 141
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