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Antique Measures and Forgotten Scales
Explore the world of historical and obsolete units of measurement once used across cultures and trades.
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  • 1. A small unit of mass used mainly for weighing precious metals
  • 2. Historical liquid measurement in bartending, approximately 1.5 ounces
  • 3. An agricultural weight measure, one-fourth of a hundredweight
  • 4. A historical unit of distance roughly three miles
  • 5. A small German volume measurement for liquids
  • 7. A large cask of liquid capacity, especially for beer or wine
  • 8. Obsolete Scottish land measure, about one-sixth of an acre
  • 11. Ancient length unit based on the width of the human palm
  • 14. Length used in land surveying, 66 feet long
  • 16. British unit of weight equal to 14 pounds
  • 17. Traditional unit for measuring horse height, equal to 4 inches
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  • 6. A weight unit equal to 112 pounds in the UK system
  • 9. A unit of length equal to 5.5 yards or 16.5 feet
  • 10. An old English measure of distance, equal to 220 yards
  • 12. An archaic length measurement linked to cloth, about one-third yard
  • 13. An old apothecary mass unit, roughly 3.9 grams
  • 15. Old German measure of length roughly the width of an outstretched hand
  • 18. Traditional German land measure equivalent to 6 feet
  • 19. A historic unit of length used in textiles, roughly 45 inches
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