Litter (unit)

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In the broadest sense, the litter was a measure of volume without specifying an amount of liters. The term precisely describes a measuring vessel for clay in stoneware production . The throw meant the amount of material that was used to manufacture stoneware and placed on a potter's wheel . Especially in the so-called jug bakery, the jug and jug manufacture, the measure was common and was the basis for calculating the work performance, the daily work. The values ​​apply to small-scale manufacturing in the Westerwald . The different can sizes also required different amounts of material. There were measuring vessels of 1 litter, 1½ litter, ¼ litter and 10 litter.

  • 1 day work = 42 pieces to 1 litter
  • 1 day work = 5 pieces of 10 litter

Rarely made stoneware was remunerated as a piece and board . Skilled workers, the term for the workers, could do up to 2 ½ days, 1 ½ days were the rule. Without fixed working hours.

See also

  • For piece size see litter
  • For volume measurements see Galfe

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