Trough (unit)

Mulde , or Jale , was a measure of volume in France .

In France, both names refer to a wooden trough with a volume of 3.75 liters . The name Mulde was used by winemakers as a unit of measurement for wine or grapes, but was also used for other liquids. The term jale was used when measuring flour.

1 jale = 187.8 Paris cubic inches

literature

Joseph Johann von Littrow , Carl Ludwig von Littrow : JJ v. Littrow's Comparison of the Most Excellent Measures, Weights, and Coins. Beck, 1844.

Individual evidence

^ Johann Friedrich Krüger : Complete manual of the coins, measures and weights of all countries in the world. Gottfried Basse, Quedlinburg and Leipzig 1830, p. 127
↑ Jurende's Moravian Wanderer. A national calendar for all provinces of the imperial state of Austria . Volume 23, Winiker, Brünn 1834, p. 143.

[1] Johann Friedrich Krüger : Complete manual of the coins, measures and weights of all countries in the world. Gottfried Basse, Quedlinburg and Leipzig 1830, p. 127

[2] Jurende's Moravian Wanderer. A national calendar for all provinces of the imperial state of Austria . Volume 23, Winiker, Brünn 1834, p. 143.