Farm Book, page 110
by Thomas Jefferson
by Thomas Jefferson
[column 1]
Nails.
Weight & measure of nails
Nails to the lb. |
lbs. to the thousd. |
length | ||
30d. | British | 56. |
I. 8ths 4 - 1.23 |
|
24d. | New York | 29 | 34 1/2 | |
20d. | New York | 45 | 22 1/5 | |
Baltimore | 50 | 20 | ||
Richmond | 50 | 20 | ||
Fredsbg. | 54 | 18 1/2 | ||
British | 23 1/4 | 2 - 4.8 | ||
16d. | Baltimore | 59 | 17 | |
12d. | New York | 62 1/2 | 16 | |
Baltimore | 62 1/2 | 16 | ||
Fredsbg. | 66 2/3 | 15 | 2 - 6 | |
10d. | New York | 77 | 13 | 2 - 4 |
Baltimore | ||||
Fredsbg. | ||||
British | ||||
8d. | New York | 100 | 10 | |
Baltimore | 100 | 10 | ||
Fredsbg. | 111 | 9 | 2 - | |
Richmond | 100 | 10 | ||
British | 10 1/2 | 1 - 7 | ||
6d. | Baltimore | 125 | 8 | |
New York | 140 | 7 1/7 | ||
Richmond | 143 | 7 | ||
Fredsbg. | 182 | 5 1/2 | ||
British | 10 1/2 | 1 - 7 | ||
4d. | New York | 300 | 3 1/3 | |
Baltimore | 250 | 4 | 1 - 0 | |
Fredsbg. | 182 | 5 1/2 | ||
British | 4.4 | 1 - 1 | ||
Mine. | ||||
30d. | 18 | 56 | 4 I. | |
24d. | 30 | 33 1/3 | 3 1/2 | |
20d. | 40 | 25 | 3 | |
16d. | 50 | 20 | 2 3/4 | |
12d. | 62 1/2 | 16 | 2 1/2 | |
10d. | 77 | 13 | 2 1/4 | |
8d. | 100 | 10 | 1 7/8 | |
6d. | 143 | 7 | 1 1/2 | |
4d. | 250 | 4. | 1. |
[column 2]
Colo. Wadsworth.
Prices
N.Y. currcy.
making alone.
card or | 2/6 pr. M. | |
4 oz. tacks | ||
12. oz. do. | 2/6 | |
clout do. | 2/9 | |
hob nails | 2/9 | |
2d. clouts | 3/ | |
3d. do. | 3/3 | |
4d. do. | 3/9 | |
6d. do. | 4/ | |
1/2 Inch brads | 2/6 | |
1. I. do. | 2/6 | |
1 1/4 do. | 2/9 | |
1 1/2 do. | 3/ | |
1 3/4 do. | 3/3 | |
2 I. do. | ||
4d. nails | 9d. pr. lb. | quoted by another |
or brads | ||
6d. do. | 6d. | 6d. |
4d. do. | 3/3 pr. M. | 8d. |
or trunk | ||
8d. nails | 4d. pr. lb. | 4d. 1/2 |
10d. | 3d. pr. lb. | 3d. 1/2 |
12d. | do. | 3d. |
20d. | do. | 2 1/2d. |
24d. | do. | 2d. |
task per day
man. | boy | man Baltimore | |
24d. | 24 lb. | man | |
20d. | 20 | 16 lb. | |
12d. | 16 | 12 | 15 |
10d. | 14 | 9 | 12 |
8d. | 10 | 7 | 8 |
6d. | 7 | 6 | 7 |
4d. | 5 | 4 | 3 1/2 |
2 I. brads | 1000 | ||
1 3/4 do. | 1000 | ||
1 1/2, 1 1/4 1/2 | 1500 | ||
hob nails | 1500 | ||
3d.clouts | 1000 | ||
2d. 1 1/2d. | 1500 | ||
card tack | 1500 |
[column 3]
Colo. Triplet.
lb. | |
the ton of rod is common loss 14. pr. ct. |
2240 |
313.6 | |
nails yeilded | 1926.4 |
a fire burns 6 to 7 bushels of coal a day | |
nails | |
a boy after 6. months makes | 500 |
1. year | 800 |
the best | 884 |
a hired hand | 1000 |
there are 4. sizes of nailrod
the half crown, or 30d. is the
largest. traces made of this
a pair weigh 8. lb.