Re: MtMan-List: Timber = 40 Furs

[John Kramer <kramer@kramerize.com>]

While researching another weights and measures question I came across the
following at:
<http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/index.html>


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timber 
a traditional unit of quantity for furs equal to 2 score or 40. This unit,
which persisted at least into the nineteenth century, originated because
furs were shipped in units of 40 pressed between two boards or timbers. 

end dictionary quotation................................

John...



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