Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/01

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Subject: Re: RE: [Leica] Americans?
From: "Dan Post" <dwpost@email.msn.com>
Date: Fri, 1 Oct 1999 11:38:41 -0400

Unless you use Troy weights, and then it's 12 ounces to the pound!
I am still sorting out gills, jacks, pouds, tuns, firkins, and pennyweights!
Dan , six pounds of.... stuff, in a 5 pound bag!
- ----- Original Message -----
From: <Ruralmopics@aol.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Thursday, September 30, 1999 10:09 PM
Subject: Re: RE: [Leica] Americans?


>
> In a message dated 10/1/99 1:33:53 AM, timphoto@nt.sympatico.ca writes:
>
> << (who grew up learning there were 12 pennies in a shilling and 20
shillings
>
> in a Pound)
>
>  >>
>
> Over here you only have to give 16 ounces for a pound
>
> Bob (what's the meter) McEowen