[PW] ? Size of a pork-barrel

[Curtis Phillips]

A "barrel", as opposed to a "hogshead" or a "bushel" is in itself a  
quasi-standard. Volume of a barrel is approximately 225 litres or 59  
gallons.



On Dec 5, 2007, at 10:17 AM, Cramer, Jeff wrote:

> Would anyone happen to know if a nineteenth century pork barrel was  
> of a standard size and, if so, what it was.
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Curtis Phillips
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