Tompong

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The tompong , also known as tampong , was a unit of mass ( measure of weight) in Sumatra . The measure was taken as the benzoin weight , which indicates the exclusive product. Benzoin is a rubbery tree resin from the various benzoin trees found on Sumatra. The second term tampong should not be confused with the tampang, which is dependent on the tin size (see Kip ). Tampong was a coin.

  • Sinkal 1 Tompong = 20 cattys = 31.752 kilograms
  • Natal 1 Tompong = 20 Cattys = 960 Thels / Thäls = 36.287 kilograms

literature

  • Eduard Döring: Handbook of coin, exchange, measure and weight. Verlag J.Hölscher, Koblenz 1854, p. 462.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 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, along with details of the trading venues and their accounting conditions. Moritz Ruhl, Leipzig 1861, p. 426.