Convert line (button makers) to point (ATA)
Selected category: length.
Definition and details for line (button makers):
U.S. button maker use the "line" unit of length to measure buttons. This unit is equal to 1/40 inch or 0.635 mm. It was probably introduced by German immigrants, who used since ninth century a different version of "ligne" equal to 1/40 inch to measure buttons.
Definition and details for point (ATA):
Point (pt) is used by typographers and printers. In past, one point represented the smallest element of type that could printing machines handle. The ATA point is defined to be equal to 0.3514598 mm, or 0.0138366 inch. This unit is used on the island of the United Kingdom and on the American continent.