Danish Metric Conversion

From The Olde Cookery Book

Weights and Volumes in Denmark 1698 - 1907

These are some weights and volumes I've found out about in the time I have at my disposal. The internal hierarchy of the older systems should be correct for 1698, although the conversion to the metric system is based on conditions shortly before the acceptence of the metric system in 1907. I hope the table is usable anyway. As always if anyone has more information you are welcome to mail me.

Weights

Based on Kongelig Forordning af 10. januar 1698:

1 Skippund	20 Lispund	204,8 kg
1 Centner	100 Pund	64 kg
1 Lispund	16 Pund	10, 240 kg
1 Pund	32 Lod	640 g
1 Lod	4 Kvint	20 g
1 Kvint	4 Ort	5 g
1 Ort		1,25 g

Volumes

I haven't got much information on the volume system in Denmark. However, 1 Pot = 4 pögle; which in Denmark should be = 0,9661 liter, and in Norway = 0,9651 liter.