Weights and Measures

Old Weights and Measures from the Sunlight Almanac, 1898.

Measures of Capacity
1 Minim = 1 Drop.
1 Drachm " 1 Teaspoonful.
2 Drachms " 1 Dessertspoonful.
4 Drachms " 1 Tablespoonful.
60 Minims " 1 Drachm.
8 Drachms " 1 Ounce.
20 Ounces " 1 Pint.
4 Gills * " 1 Pint (34.659 cub. in.)
2 Pints " 1 Quart.
2 Quarts " 1 Pottle.
4 Quarts " 1 Gallon (277.274 cub.in.)
2 Gallons " 1 Peck.
4 Pecks " 1 Bushel (1.2837 c.ft.)
2 Bushels " 1 Strike.
3 Bushels " 1 Sack.
4 Bushels " 1 Coomb.
8 Bushels " 1 Quarter.
12 Sacks " 1 Chaldron.
5 Quarters " 1 Wey or Load (51.247 cb. ft.)
10 Quarters " 1 Last.
An Imperial Gallon of Distilled Water weighs 10lbs. Avoirdupois.
* In the North of England Half-a-Pint is called a Gill, and the true Gill a "Noggin."
Measures of Length
3 Barley-Corns = 1 Inch (obsolete).
12 Lines " 1 Inch.
Inches " 1 Nail.
3 Inches " 1 Palm.
4 Inches " 1 Hand.
9 Inches " 1 Span.
12 Inches " 1 Foot.
18 Inches " 1 Cubit.
3 Feet " 1 Yard.
5 Feet " 1 Pace. *
6 Feet " 1 Fathom.
Yards " 1 Rod, Pole or Perch.
4 Poles (100lks.) " 1 Chain (66 feet).
10 Chains (40pls.) " 1 Furlong.
8 Furlongs " 1 Mile (1,760 yards). **
3 Miles " 1 League.
1.151 Miles " 1 Knot *** or Nautical Mile.
691/6 Miles " 1 Geographical Degree.
* A Military Pace is 2½ feet; an Itinerary Pace, 3 feet. ** The old Irish Mile was 2,240 yards, and the Scotch 1,977 yards. *** The Admirality Knot is 6,080 feet.
Square and Land Measure
144 Sq. Inches = 1 Sq. Foot.
9 Sq. Feet " 1 Sq. Yard.
30¼ Sq. Yards " 1 Sq. Rod.
16 Polesor Rods " 1 Chain.
40 Polesor Rods " 1 Rood.
4 Roods " 1 Acre (4,840 Sq. Yds.)
640 Acres " 1 Sq. Mile.