Sixth (unit)

The sixth was a German grain measure and was primarily used in southern Germany. Other terms were sister, sester or quadruplet. For example, the Landmalter, introduced in 1811, had 12 sixths and that was 283.64 liters . In Austria, a sixth was understood as a small copper vessel for wine or oil, called a sixth .

Free City of Frankfurt

• 1 sixth = 4 pieces = 16 gauges / quarter = 64 scrap
• 1 sixth = 361 ½ Parisian cubic inches = 7 1/6 liters
• 2 sixths = 1 meste
• 4 sixths = 1 Simra
• 16 sixth = 1 mal

Hanau Province

• 1 sixth = 385 ⅛ Parisian cubic inches = 7 ⅝ liters
• 2 sixths = 1 slap
• 4 sixths = 1 simmer

See also

• Old weights and measures (Hessen)

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. 310.
• Christian Nelkenbrecher: JC Nelkenbrecher's general pocket book of coin, measure and weight. Sandersche Buchhandlung, Berlin 1828, p. 130.
• Leopold Carl Bleibtreu : Handbook of coin, measure and weight, and bill of exchange, government paper, banking and shares in European and non-European countries and cities. Published by J. Engelhorn, Stuttgart 1863, p. 171.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Eduard Döring: Handbook of coin, exchange, measure and weight. Verlag J. Hölscher, Koblenz 1862, p. 107.