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==Wet Amounts== | ==Wet Amounts== | ||
Tun (e.g. of wine): 950-960 litres, or approximately 252 gallons during the early modern period. | |||
pipe or butt: 1/2 of a tun, 475-480 liters, or 126 gallons | |||
puncheon: 1/3 of a tun, 316-320 litres, or 84 gallons | |||
hogshead: 1/4 of a tun, 237-242 litres, or 63 gallons | |||
tierce: 1/6 of a tun, 158-160 litres, or 42 gallons | |||
barrel: 1/8 of a tun, 118-120 litres, or 31 1/2 gallons | |||
rundlet: 1/14 of a tun, 68-69 litres, or 18 gallons | |||
Comparisons: | |||
1 ton = 2 butts, 3 puncheons, 4 hogsheads, 6 tierces, 8 barrels, or 14 rundlets | |||
==Weight== | ==Weight== | ||
Revision as of 14:54, 4 April 2018
Measurement before the enlightenment and the age of standardization varied widely. While some terms had wide adoption, others were highly regional and idiosyncratic. The following equivalencies are meant to aid in estimations.
Dry Amounts
Wet Amounts
Tun (e.g. of wine): 950-960 litres, or approximately 252 gallons during the early modern period.
pipe or butt: 1/2 of a tun, 475-480 liters, or 126 gallons
puncheon: 1/3 of a tun, 316-320 litres, or 84 gallons
hogshead: 1/4 of a tun, 237-242 litres, or 63 gallons
tierce: 1/6 of a tun, 158-160 litres, or 42 gallons
barrel: 1/8 of a tun, 118-120 litres, or 31 1/2 gallons
rundlet: 1/14 of a tun, 68-69 litres, or 18 gallons
Comparisons:
1 ton = 2 butts, 3 puncheons, 4 hogsheads, 6 tierces, 8 barrels, or 14 rundlets