Succalo

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Succalo was a volume measure for liquids, especially oil, which was used in areas of Albania and Greece . It was a subunit to the barile .

scope

As Succale / Zuccale (pl.) It was in use in Preveza (Albania-Greece) and Ioannina . Otherwise it was used on the Ionian island of Santa Maura . On the other islands belonging to the archipelago, the Barile in Öl (Ölbarile) was divided into 6 Secchi ( Ithaka ), 9 Pagliazze ( Kefalonia ) or 24 Bozie ( Cerigo ). Similar on the other islands. The barile of 9 lire ( Zante ) and the barile with 4 jars or 96 miltre or 384 quartucci ( Corfu and Paxos ) also show the variety of sizes only with oil on the islands. The measurements for wine and other solid dry goods were similarly different .

literature

  • Society of learned and practical merchants: General encyclopedia for merchants and manufacturers, as well as for businessmen in general: Or a complete dictionary . Verlag Otto Wigand, Leipzig 1843, p. 454.
  • 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. 480.
  • Christian Noback , Friedrich Noback : Coin, measure and weight book: the money, measure and exchange system, the courses, government papers, banks, trading establishments and customs of all countries and more important places. FA Brockhaus, Leipzig 1858, p. 339.