Puncheon
Puncheon , also Punchion or Pencheon, was an English measure of volume and was one of the older measures. It can be understood as a barrel. The amount was quite different for the goods and in the regions. The measure was also valid for liquids in the British colonies and the United States in North America. It was not used with beer. The dimensional chain was with ale
- 1 Puncheon = 1 ⅓ Hogsheads = 2 Barrels = 4 Kilderkins = 8 Firkins = 64 Gallons = 256 Quarts = 512 Pints = 14,658.995 Parisian Cubic Inches = 290.78131 liters
The measure chain was for beer (general)
- 1 Puncheon = 1 ⅓ Hogsheads = 2 Barrels = 4 Kilderkins = 8 Firkins = 72 Gallons = 288 Quarts = 576 Pints = 16,491.369 Parisian Cubic Inches = 327.12897 liters
The dimensional chain was with brandy , wine , must , vinegar and oil
- 1 Puncheon = 1 ⅓ Hogsheads = 2 Tierze = 84 Gallons = 168 Pottles = 336 Quarts = 672 Pints
- 1 puncheon = 19,233 Parisian cubic inches = 381 liters (new measure)
- 1 Pucheon / Pencheon = 84 gallons = 4.54609 liters / gallon times 84 gallons = 381.872 liters
- 1 puncheon = 18,648 Parisian cubic inches = 369 ½ liters (old measure)
- 1 puncheon = 16,044 Parisian cubic inches = 318 liters (exceptions in various places)
See also
literature
- Johann Friedrich Krüger : Complete manual of the coins, measures and weights of all countries in the world. Verlag Gottfried Basse, Quedlinburg / Leipzig 1830, p. 259.
- Christian Noback , Friedrich Eduard Noback : Complete paperback of the coin, measure and weight relationships. Volume 1, FA Brockhaus, Leipzig 1851, p. 551.