Load (amount)

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Load is a unit of mass. The historical piece and counting measure was used differently in different countries and cities according to goods and quantity.

  • Braunschweig 1 load of pegs = 12 tons
  • Bremen 1 load of kippers = 2500 pieces
  • England 1 load of bricks = 500 pieces
  • England 1 load of fish = 12 barrels / keg = 14,400 pieces
  • England 1 load of hides = 144 pieces
  • England 1 load of general hides = 240 pieces
  • England 1 load of salt = 18 barrels
  • England 1 load of bricks = 1000 pieces
  • Holland 1 load of pegs = 12 tons
  • Holland 1 load of pitch and tar = 13 tons
  • Norway 1 load of planks = 51 ½ pieces of planks (Christiana standard)
  • Norway 1 load beam / lumber = 75 ½ pieces
  • Reval 1 load of pegs = 12 tons
  • Stralsund 1 load of pegs = 13 tons
  • Stralsund 1 load of packaged goods = 12 tons

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. 203. Google book