Barrel

The barrel was a volumetric measure ( measure of capacity ) for dry and liquid substances in Europe in the 19th century.

It must be noted that these dimensions differed from place to place.

So z. B. applied to

• Dresden : 1 ton = 98.238 liters
• Prussia : 1 ton = 100 substances = 114.5 liters (beer)
• Sweden : 1 ton = 164.84 liters

The ton match the order cask , tub / tub , the great dispensing buckets , and other old capacity measures .

See also

• Barrel
• Schillton
• Zealand bin
• Coal barrel

literature

• Handbook of dimensions, numbers, weights and time calculation , Bechtermünz Verlag im Weltbild Verlag GmbH, Augsburg 1996, ISBN 3-86047-249-6 .