Encyclopedia of Practical Receipts and Processes

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Pendulum Measure

Pendulum Measure — from Encyclopedia of Practical Receipts and Processes (1872)

6 points = 1 line. 12 lines = 1 inch. 5981.

Shoemakers' Measures. No. 1 is 44 inches in length, and every succeeding number is 1/8 inch. There are 28 divisions, in two series of numbers, viz.: from 1 to 13 and 1 to 15.

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