Pesau

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Pesau , also Peschau , was a measure of weight in France , especially in the south of France.

The measure was a so-called chestnut measure, because it was used in the trade in chestnuts (chestnuts).

  • 1 pesau = 1 bushel (Saxon) (around 75 kilograms )
  • 1 pesau = 125 to 130 pounds (French)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Smaller Brockhaus'sches Conversations-Lexikon für den Handgebrauch, Vol. 4 . FA Brockhaus, Leipzig 1856, p. 80.
  2. ^ Johann Friedrich Krüger : Complete handbook of coins, dimensions and weights of all countries in the world ...., Verlag Gottfried Basse, Quedlinburg / Leipzig 1830, p. 232.