Convert Old-time English Weights And Measures To Modern-day Measurements

Ever heard of a firkin, hogshead, and coomb?

Convert old-time English weights and measures to modern-day equivalencies / measurements - measures

with this chart from The Old Farmer’s Almanac.



60 pounds apples = 1 bushel
52 pounds beans = 1 bushel
24 pounds beets = 1 bushel
56 pounds carrots = 1 bushel
55 pounds flour = 1 bushel
54 pounds onions = 1 bushel
45 pounds parsnips = 1 bushel
50 pounds potatoes = 1 bushel
60 pounds string beans = 1 bushel
60 pounds sweet potatoes = 1 bushel
48 pounds tomatoes = 1 bushel
196 pounds turnips = 1 barrel
1 gill = 1/2 cup
1 pottle = 2 quarts
1 coomb = 4 bushels
1 wey = 40 bushels
1 last = 80 bushels
1 firkin = 9 gallons
1 anker = 10 gallons
1 runlet = 18 gallons
1 tierce = 42 gallons
1 hogshead = 63 gallons
1 puncheon = 84 gallons
1 butt = 126 gallons

 

My grandmother always reminded us,
"a pint's a pound, the world around."
It worked for both volume (liquid) and weight measures.

 

1 pint (US) is equal to 1.04 pounds

 

convert online here:
how many oz in a pint - Search (bing.com)
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in 1 imperal pint = 19.9999912 imperal oz (ounze)

 

8 oz = 227.3046 ml

and;

1 oz = 28.413075 ml

 

How many grams of gold are in an ounce?
There are 31.1034768 grams in an ounce of gold.

Remember that this is a different ounce known as
the Troy ounce from the standard ounce, which weighs 28.35 grams.

We use the Troy ounces in the precious metals world
when measuring the mass of gold, silver, or platinum.