Edge (unit)

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Rand was a yarn measure for linen and hemp yarns that was used in Scotland and Leeds (Northern England / Yorkshire), unlike other uses in England and Ireland.

  • 1 edge = 6 lea = 1800 yards = 1645.92 meters
  • 1 dozen = 12 rands = 72 lea = 21,600 yards = 19751.04 meters

See also

literature

  • FA Brockhaus Wiesbaden: Brockhaus Encyclopedia. Volume 1, Brockhaus, 1966, p. 399

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Andrew Ure: UrES dictionary of arts, manufactures and mines: Containing a clear exposition of their principles and practice , Volume 2. Longmans, Green and Co., 1867, pp 367th
  2. ^ Andrew Ure: A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines [...] . Published 1840, p. 507.