Dutch units of measurement

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The Dutch system was not standardised until Napoleon introduced the metric system. Different towns used measures with the same names but differing sizes.

Some common measures:

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[edit] Weight

  • ons,once (ounce)– 1/16 pond = 30.881 g (1.0893 oz) (there was much variation, today 1 ons = 100 grams)
  • pond (pound)(Amsterdam) – 494.09 grams (1.0893 lbs) (other ponds were also in use, today 1 pond = 500 grams)
  • scheepslast – 4000 Amsterdam pond = 1976.4 kg (2.1786 short tons)

[edit] Length

  • akker(acre) – 7 m
  • duim – 2.54 cm
  • kleine palm (small palm)– 3 cm
  • grote palm (large palm) – 9.6 cm, after 1820, 10 cm
  • voet (foot)– 12 duim = abt. 29.45 cm, many local variations
  • el – about 700 mm with local variations

[edit] Volume

  • okshoofd – 6 Ankers = 232 l
  • aam – 4 ankers = 155 l
  • anker(anchor) – approximately 38.75 l
  • stoop – 1/16 anker
  • mingel – 1/2 stoop
  • pint – 0.568 l

[edit] See also

[edit] External link

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