Minkel (unit)

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Minkel was a grain measure in the Electorate of Trier , which was still common in the Prussian Koblenz and Braubach at the beginning of the 19th century . The painter had 128 Minkel.

The dimensional chain was

The influence of different paint sizes resulted

  • 1 Minkel = 1.5021 liters with 192.37 liters per 1 Malter
  • 1 Minkel = 1.482967 at 189 41/50 liters on 1 Malter
  • 1 Minkel = 1.50286 at 192.3661 liters per 1 Malter

Individual evidence

  1. CLW Aldefeld: The dimensions and weights of the German customs union states and many other countries and trading centers in their mutual relationships. Verlag JG Cotta'sche Buchhandlung, Stuttgart / Tübingen 1838, p. 144
  2. Christian Nelkenbrecher: JC Nelkenbrecher's General Pocket Book of Coin, Measure and Weight. Sanderschen Buchhandlung, Berlin 1828, p. 102
  3. Gustav Wagner, Friedrich Anton Strackerjan: Compendium of the coin, measure, weight and exchange rate relationships of all states and trading cities on earth. Verlag Teubner, Leipzig 1855, p. 142
  4. Moses Heinemann: The well-trained clerk and businessman. Wilhelm Schüppel Verlag, Berlin 1834, p. 167
  5. ^ Christian Noback, Friedrich Eduard Noback: Complete paperback of coin, measure and weight ratios ..., Volume 1, FA Brockhaus, Leipzig 1851, p. 421