A collection of resources to answer many questions about old money, measures and calendars.


Money

• 17th-Century Farthing Trade Tokens
• Current value of old money
• Pre-decimal Sterling Coinage
• Measuring Worth

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Time

• Day of Week Calculator
• A Calender Program for Western Europe AD 326 - 2999
• Ecclesiastical Calendar Calculator
• French Revolutionary Calendar 1793 - 1806
• Cyndi's List - Calendars & Dates
• International Time Zones, Clocks and Calendars
• The Time Now Recommended to be WCAG 2.0 compliant

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Weights and Measures

• Old English Weights and Measures
• Weights and Measures

Length

22 yards = 1 chain
10 chains = 1 furlong
8 furlongs = 1 mile
40 poles = 1 rood (R)
4 roods = 1 acre
1 pole = about 30 1/4 sq yards


Capacity

4 gills = 1 pint
2 pints = 1 quart
4 quarts = 1 gallon (8 pints)
8 quarts = 1 peck
4 pecks = 1 bushel


Troy Weights

24 grains = 1 pennyweight
20 pennyweights = 1 ounce (480 grains)
12 ounces = 1 pound (5760 grains)


Apothecaries' Measures

20 minims = 1 fl.scruple
3 fl.scruples = 1 fl.drachm
8 fl.drachms = 1 fl.ounce
20 fl.ounces = 1 pint


Apothecaries' Weights

20 grains = 1 scruple
3 scruples = 1 drachm
8 drachms = 1 ounce (480 grains)
12 ounces = 1 pound (5760 grains)

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