Weberelle

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With Weber Elle a length dimension in different regions was described as the amount of the standard local Elle deviated and in the textile industry has been applied.

Linen, cloth, wool and silk were special names and are not mentioned here.

In the journal of the Association for Lübeckische Geschichte und Altertumskunde, Volume 81, an inventoried Weberelle made of brass with the year ANNO 1797 was described, which has a cross-section of 14 by 6 millimeters and individual marked unlabelled lengths of 72, 144, 287.5 and 432 millimeters.

  • Estonia 1 Weberelle = 252.15 Paris lines = 0.5688 meters (since 1760)
    • 1 Revaler yard = 238.2 Parisian lines = 0.5575 meters
  • Rome 1 Weberelle = 3 palm trees = 0.6361 meters
    • Rome 1 cubit = 4 palm trees = 0.8482 meters
  • Austria

The Steierische Elle was the Weberelle. According to the ordinance of January 21, 1857, effective from April 1, 1858, were

The Weberelle in Carinthia in the Lavanttal was the so-called five - span cubit . Four of these cubits corresponded to five Viennese cubits. The values ​​are

  • 1 Weberelle = 1 ¼ cubit (Austria) = 0.974 meters

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Association for Lübeck History and Archeology: Journal of the Association for Lübeck History and Archeology. Volume 81, M. Schmidt-Römhild, 2001, p. 381.
  2. ^ Wilhelm Hoffmann: General encyclopedia for merchants, manufacturers, business people. Volume 1, Verlag Otto Wigand, Leipzig 1848, p. 689.
  3. ^ Heinrich Christian Schumacher: Yearbook for 1836. Verlag JG Cotta'sche Buchhandlung, Stuttgart / Tübingen 1836, p. 75.
  4. ↑ CLW Aldefeld: The dimensions and weights of the German customs union states and many other countries and trading centers in their mutual relationships. Verlag JG Cotta'sche Buchhandlung, Stuttgart / Tübingen 1838, p. 220.
  5. ^ Johann von Lamont: Yearbook of the Royal Observatory near Munich. EA Fleischmann'sche Buchhandlung, Munich 1838, p. 76.
  6. ^ State government gazette for the Archduchy of Austria under the Enns. Kuk Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1857, p. 75.
  7. ↑ Christian Noback , Friedrich Eduard Noback : Complete paperback of the coin, measure and weight ratios, the government papers, the exchange and banking and the customs of all countries and trading places. FA Brockhaus, Leipzig 1849, p. 419.
  8. ^ Carl Rumler: Overview of the dimensions, weights and currencies of the most excellent countries and trading centers in Europe, Asia (etc.). Jasper, Hügel and Manz, Vienna 1849, p. 42.