Stairs (length dimension)

Stiege was a German measure of length in the textile industry and a measure of yarn.

• Braunschweig for flax 1 staircase = 20 cubits = 11.4146 meters
• Hannover for linen 7 stairs = 120 cubits (Brabanter)
• Oldenburg for flax 1 staircase = 20 cubits = 11.68 meters

literature

• Fr. Silber: The coins, measures and weights of all countries in the world individually calculated according to their values ​​and proportions to all German coins, measures and weights. In addition to information on the trading venues and their billing relationships. Moritz Ruhl, Leipzig 1861, p. 417.
• Johann Heinrich Ludwig Berg: Policey and Cameral magazine in alphabetical order. Volume 4, MG Weihmanns Erben, Leipzig 1778