| Measures
of Capacity |
| |
| 1 Minim (m) |
= |
1 Drop |
| 1 Dram |
= |
1 Teaspoonful |
| 2 Drams |
= |
1 Dessertspoonful |
| 4 Drams |
= |
1 Tablespoonful |
| 60 Minims (m) |
= |
1 Dram |
| 8 Dram |
= |
1 Ounce |
| 20 Ounces |
= |
1 Pint |
| 4 Gills* |
= |
1 Pint |
| 2 Pints |
= |
1 Quart |
| 2 Quarts |
= |
1 Pottle |
| 4 Quarts |
= |
1 Gallon |
| 2 Gallons |
= |
1 Peck |
| 4 Pecks (8 gals) |
= |
1 Bushel |
| 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 |
| 10 Quarters |
= |
1 Last |
| * In London the gill was often called 'quartern.' In the North of England
half a pint was called a gill and the true gill a 'nogging.' | |
|
| Greengrocers Measures |
| |
| Apples |
1 Peck |
= 16 lbs |
| Beans |
1 Peck |
= 9 lbs |
| Beans (French) |
1 Peck |
= 10 lbs |
| Cherries |
1 Peck |
= 18 lbs |
| Damsons |
1 Peck |
= 16 lbs |
| Gooseberries |
1 Peck |
= 16 lbs |
| Onions |
1 Peck |
= 16 lbs |
| Pears |
1 Peck |
= 18 lbs |
| Plums |
1 Peck |
= 18 lbs |
| Potatoes |
1 Peck |
= 20 lbs |
| Turnips |
1 Peck |
= 16 lbs | |
