Pütt (unit)
The Pütt , in some regions also Pott , was a north German volume measure and was used for earthworks and as a tapping measure in peat extraction . In the Kingdom of Hanover , Pütt was the day's work in peat extraction . The peat potty was the annual peat cut.
A pütt had the dimensions length × width × depth of
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Hamburg 1 Pütt = 16 feet x 16 feet x 4 feet, so 1,024 cubic feet = 703.0608 Paris cubic feet = 24.099 cubic meters
- 1 pütt = 4 manhole rods
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Grand Duchy of Oldenburg 1 Pütt = 20 feet × 20 feet × 4 feet, i.e. 1600 cubic feet
- 1 shaft = 20 feet × 20 feet × 1 foot, or 400 cubic feet
literature
- Gustav Wagner, Friedrich Anton Strackerjan: Compendium of the coin, measure, weight and exchange rate relationships of all states and trading cities on earth. Teubner Publishing House, Leipzig 1855.
- Jürgen Elert Kruse : General and especially Hamburg clerk, who knows the currencies, coins, weights, measures, types of exchange and customs of the most distinguished cities and countries in and outside Europe. Publishing house of the author's heirs, Hamburg 1808.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Anton wax: Charitable Baurat donors for all labor and material calculations in the building trade. Friedrich Lempsky, Prague 1863, p. 357