Kross (unit)
The Kross , also known as Kroß , was a Lübeck liquid measure and was reserved for the retail trade in wine , beer , oil and similar items.
The size corresponded to the size of the quarter and it was 0.03158 liters larger than the quarter ( small quarter = 0.90938 liters ) in wholesale. There used to be no difference in quantity.
- 1 Kross = 47.436 Parisian cubic inches = 0.94096 liters
Two Kross resulted in the Doppelkross (double quarters), which corresponded to a jug .
literature
- Christian Nelkenbrecher: JC Nelkenbrecher's general pocket book of coin, measure and weight. Sanderschen Buchhandlung, Berlin 1828, p. 289
Individual evidence
- ^ Christian Noback, Friedrich Eduard Noback: Complete paperback of the coin, measure and weight ratios ..., Volume 1, FA Brockhaus, Leipzig 1851, p. 570