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Understanding Firkin: An Antique Unit of Measure

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A firkin is an old English measurement unit for both volume and weight, originating from the Middle Dutch term "vierdekijn,” meaning a quarter or fourth of a barrel. Specifically, it equates to 9 imperial gallons (72 pints) for beer, and for wine, it's a third of a tun, amounting to 210 gallons in the UK. When measuring weight, a firkin is 4 stone or 56 pounds. While a firkin is part of humorous measurement systems, it is not suitable for scientific use due to its inconsistent nature across different substances.

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Understanding Firkin: An Antique Unit of Measure

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  1. FIRKIN!!! By Li Jiawang Class:1A1 (13)

  2. So,what is a Firkin? • A Firkin is an old English unit for measuring both volume and weight derived from the Middle Dutch word,vierdekijn.

  3. A Firkin means: fourth :A quarter full of a barrel :a type of antique wooden bucket about 10 inches (250 mm) high and 10 inches in diameter

  4. A Firkin=?? • For beer and ale,1 firkin=9 imperial gallons=72 pints. • For wine,1 Firkin had a larger size. Namely a third of a Tun, being 210 gallons in the UK and 252 fluid gallons in the US. • For butter and soap, it was a special case. Firkin was used to measure weight instead of volume. In this case, a firkin equals to 4 stone or 56 pounds.

  5. More about Firkin…… A Firkin is also a base unit for mass in the FFF humorous system which are a set of impractical and outdated units.

  6. So, in conclusion…… • Firkin not suitable for use in scientific measurements • volume or mass that equals to a Firkin varies when used to measure different things • consistency is lost, resulting in inaccurate and unreliable results

  7. Bibliography • http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/dictF.html • www.wikipedia.org

  8. Any Questions????

  9. Thank you!!!!!!

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