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Tables of Weights and Measures.

LIQUID MEASURE.

60 minims .. .. = 1 drachm
8 drachms   .. = 1 ounce
20 ounces .. .. = 1 pint
2 pints .. .. = 1 quart
4 quarts .. .. 1 gallon
1 minim .. .. = 1 drop
1 drachm   .. = 1 teaspoonful
2 drachms   .. = 1 dessert ,,
4 drachms   .. = 1 table ,,
2 ounces .. .. = 1 wineglassful
1 gallon pure water     = 10lb.
4 gills= 1 pint= 34.66 cubic inches
2 pints = 1 quart= 69.318 ,,
4 quarts = 1 gallon= 22.274,,

1 pint of water weighs 20 ozs.

Old Apothercaries' Weight (superseded in 1864): - 20 grains = 1 scruple; 3 scruples = 1 drachm; 8 drachms = 1 ounce; 12 ounces = 1 pound.

BEER, &c., MEASURE

9 gallons .. .. = 1 firkin
18 gallons .. .. = 1 kilderkin
36 gallons .. .. = 1 barrel
54 gallons .. .. = 1 hogshead
72 gallons .. .. = 1 puncheon
108 gallons .. .. = 1 butt
216 gallons .. .. = 1 tun

 

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