Paletz

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Paletz (Russian: палец) was a Russian measure of length. It was the measure of a finger . The starting measure of the foot was the English one.

1 foot = 12 inches = 24 paletz = 135 Paris lines = 0.3045 meters
1 pallet = 12.69 millimeters (calculated)

literature

Brockhaus Picture Conversation Lexicon. Volume 3, Leipzig 1839, p. 77.
General German real encyclopedia for the educated classes: Konversation-Lexikon. Volume 7, FA Brockhaus, Leipzig 1835, p. 186.