Muslin stick

The muslin rod was a Swiss measure of length in the canton of Appenzell and the Aune de Paris. The name of the measure describes the area of ​​application: muslin , a fine, light fabric. It was a cubit measure .

• 1 muslin stick = 537.24 Parisian lines = 1.2119 meters (about 2.0199 cubits (Swiss))

The other cubits in comparison:

• Long or plain line 1 cubit = 325.21 Parisian lines = 0.73362 meters (about 1.02227 cubits (Swiss))
• Short or Wollenelle 1 cubit = 270.24 Parisian lines = 0.609615 meters (about 1.016 cubits (Swiss))
• Cotton stick (Aune de Lyon) 1 cubit = 529.36 Parisian lines = 1.1941 meters (about 1.9902 cubits (Swiss))

literature

• Christian Noback , Friedrich Eduard Noback : Coin, measure and weight book: The money, measure and exchange system, the courses, government papers, banks, commercial establishments and customs of all countries and important places. FA Brockhaus, Leipzig 1858, p. 50.