Wiedel (unit)

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Wiedel or Wiel was an Austrian yarn measure that represented a regionally dependent subset of a skein , the so-called bundle or lower band . In Vienna the measure was called diaper .

When the yarn was wound onto the counting reel , a number of so-called threads, which differed from region to region, were tied or tied to form a bundle or wiedel (hence the name “bundle”). A certain amount of Wiedel finally formed the finished strand of yarn. One thread was measured by one full turn of a reel. The thread length was therefore dependent on the circumference of the reel, which in turn was also determined by the material of the yarn to be measured.

Linen yarn

  • 1 thread = 1.25 cubits (Austrian) = 0.974 meters
  • 1 Wiedel = 240 threads
  • 1 strand / Schnalz / Schneller = 10 Wiedel = 3000 cubits (Austria) = 2337.6 meters

or

  • 1 thread = 2.5 cubits (Austrian) = 1.948 meters
  • 1 Wiedel = 240 threads
  • 1 strand = 5 reeds = 3000 cubits (Austria)

There were also these options:

  • 1 thread = 3 cubits (Austrian) = 2.33764 meters
  • 1 Wiedel = 60 fathoms = 140.2584 meters
  • 1 strand = 20 reeds
  • 1 piece = 4 strand
  • 1 bundle = 5 pieces
  • 1 shock = 12 bundles

Cotton yarn

The cotton yarn was preferably calculated according to the English measure.

  • 1 thread = 1.7602 Viennese yards = 54 feet = 1.37 meters
  • 1 bundle / lower band = 80 threads
  • 1 Schneller / Strehn = 7 bundles = 985.715 Viennese yards = 840 yards = 768 meters

The so-called "Viennese measure" is less common:

  • 1 thread = 2 ⅛ Viennese cubits
  • 1 bundle = 100 threads
  • 1 Schneller / Strehn = 7 bundles = 1487.5 Viennese cubits

Other terms for the size of containers

literature

  • Karl Rumler: Overview of the measures, weights and currencies of the most excellent countries. Verlag Jasper, Hügel u. Manz, Vienna 1849, p. 15
  • Christian Noback , Friedrich Eduard Noback : Complete paperback of the coin, measure and weight relationships. Volume 2, FA Brockhaus, Leipzig 1851, p. 1460

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Karl Karmarsch : Handbook of Mechanical Technology, Volume 2 . Verlag Helwing, 1858, pp. 1163-1165
  2. ^ Max Wirth: Illustrated German Commercial Calendar 1869. Verlag Bernhard Friedrich Voigt, Weimar 1869, p. 148