Sheet (unit)

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Linen was a measure of length and was important in the cloth and drill trade ( Drillich ).

  • Generally 1 sheet = 1 drill = 24 yards of cloth (exceptions up to 30 yards)
  • Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1 sheet = 13.8 meters
  • Stralsund 1 sheet = 16 meters (linen fabric)
  • Pomerania 1 sheet = 24 yards (Pomerania) = 21 yards (Prussia) = 14.00 meters (for woven goods)

See also

literature

  • Fr. Silber: The coins, measures and weights of all countries in the world individually calculated according to their values ​​and proportions to all German coins, measures and weights. In addition to information on the trading venues and their billing relationships. Moritz Ruhl, Leipzig 1861, p. 199.
  • Jurende's Patriotic Pilgrim: Business and Entertainment Book. Volume 21, Winiker, Brünn 1834, p. 163.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Helmut Kahnt, Bernd Knorr: Old mass, coins and weights. Bibliographisches Institut, 1986, ISBN 3 4110 2148 9 , p. 353.