Legge cubit

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The Legge-Elle was a German measure of length and was common in the Hanover area (kingdom and later province). The most widespread were the Osnabrück and Kalenberger Legge-Elle. The former yardstick was valid in the Leggen of the Landdrostei Osnabrück and also in Hameln and Lemförde .

The length of the Osnabrück Legge-Elle should be 2 cubits or Osnabrück stick plus 2 inches and 7 lines according to the domestic measure. In the legends of Quakenbrück , Berge and Ankum , for example , the Hannoversche Elle was used. In addition to these cubits, there were others that could not be used to classify canvas . So there was still the trade , the linen , Brabant yard and the yard for silk goods .

In the Leggen or show offices, the quality was set from 0 to 4 and stamped by sworn officials. With 0, the unstamped goods remained the worst quality as narrow band. Excess lengths and widths were cut off after measuring with the Legge-ells as stuven and could not be used further on punishment.

  • 1 Osnabrück Lege-Elle = 541.22 Paris lines = 1.2209 meters
  • 1 Kalenberger Legge-Elle = 259.2 Parisian lines = 0.5847 meters

In comparison with the Hanoverian Elle

  • 1 Osnabrück commercial yard = 258.885 Paris lines = 0.584 meters (old Hannov. Yard) = 0.999676 new Hannov. Ellen
  • 1 Osnabrück Legge-Elle = 2.0899 new Hannov. Ellen
  • 1 Kalenberger Handels-Elle = 282.4 Paris lines = 0.5847 meters = 1.0905 new Hannov. Ellen
  • 1 Kalenberger Legge-Elle = 1,0009 new Hannov. Ellen
  • 1 meter = 0.81907 legge cubits

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b State ordinances of the Principality of Lippe. Volume 7, Meyerschen Hofbuchdruckerei, Lemgo 1833, p. 343.
  2. ^ Society Scholars u. Practical Merchants: General encyclopedia for merchants, manufacturers, businessmen, or complete dictionary on trade, factories, manufactories, arts, etc. Business. Volume 2, Verlag Otto Wigand, Leipzig 1848, p. 388.
  3. ↑ Christian Noback , Friedrich Noback : Complete paperback of the coin, measure and weight ratios, the government papers, the exchange and banking and the usages of all countries and trading places. Volume 1, FA Brockhaus, Leipzig 1851, p. 781.
  4. ^ Kingdom of Prussia: Official Gazette for Hanover. Born in 1869, W. Jürgens, Hanover 1869, p. 520.