Schmaltonne

The Schmaltonne was a volume measure in Hamburg , Schleswig-Holstein and in the Netherlands . The measure was primarily used for Tran .

Netherlands

• Cod liver oil 2 small tons = 1 kwarteel = 232.836 liters
  • Cod liver oil 1 small ton = 96 Mingels

Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein

• 1 small barrel = 32 small rooms (= 3.62 liters) = 128 quarters = 1.15927 hectoliters

The beer barrel according to the brewing regulations from 1751 in comparison:

• • 1 beer barrel = 48 small rooms = 192 quarters = 173.76 liters

literature

• Christian Noback , Friedrich Noback : Complete paperback of the coin, measure and weight ratios, government papers, bills of exchange and banking and the customs of all countries and trading venues. Volume 1, FA Brockhaus, Leipzig 1851, p. 333.
• Anton Wach: Non-profit building adviser for all work and material calculations in the building sector. Friedrich Lempsky, Prague 1863, p. 358.