Laep

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Laep , Lap, was a measure of weight in Breslau and was the measure of stone.

  • Breslau 1 Laep = 24 pounds = 17 3/8 pounds ( 1 Wiener Pf. = 0.696 kilograms ) = about 12 kilograms
  • Hamburg 1 Laep = 20 pounds
  • Leipzig 5 1/3 Laep = 110 pounds (Leipzig)

literature

  • Johann Karl Gottfried Jacobsson: Technological dictionary or alphabetical explanation of all useful mechanical arts, manufactories, factories and craftsmen . Volume 2, Friedrich Nikolai, Berlin / Stettin 1782, p. 547
  • Otto von Münchhausen: The householder. Volume 1, Verlag Nicolaus Förster and Son Erben, Hanover 1765, p. 656