One source from 1830 lists the following:  Originally 6 feet, after introduction of the metric system 10 feet. Regional variants from in Baden to in Switzerland. The "Lachter" was the most common unit of length used in mining in German-speaking areas. Its exact length varied from place to place but was roughly between . Distance between elbow and fingertip. In the North, often 2 feet, In Prussia  feet, in the South variable, often  feet. The smallest known German "Elle" is , the longest . Usually foot, but also and . Usually  inch, but also . Being 1/5 of any measure  For firewood,   In general, the "Nösel" (also spelled "Össel") was a measure of liquid volume equal to half a "Kanne" ("jar," "jug," "bottle," "can"). Volume often varied depending on whether it was beer or wine. Its subdivisions were the "Halbnösel" ("Half-Nösel") and the "Viertelnösel" ("Quarter-Nösel). An "Ahm" was a measure used for wine or beer. An "Eimer" ("Bucket") was a container that was a fifth of an "Ahm". A "Viertel" ("Fourth") was a fourth of an Eimer. A "Stübchen" ("Cozy Room") was a measure of wine or beer that was equal to 2 "Kannen". It was the approximate amount of wine or beer that could serve an entire room in a tavern. A "Kanne" was a measure of wine or beer large enough to fill a "humpen" (tankard) or "krug" (wine flagon or beer pitcher). A "Quartier" ("quarter-measure") was a fourth of a "Stübchen". A "Nösel" was a cup or mug of wine or beer. Actual volumes so measured, however, varied from one state or even one city to another. Within Saxony, for example, the "Dresden jar" held approximately , so a nösel in Dresden was about . The full volume of a "Leipzig jar" measured ; the Leipzig nösel was therefore . The nösel was used in minor commerce, as well as in the household to measure meal, grain, and such. These units of measure were officially valid in Saxony until 1868, when the metric system was introduced.