Convert shaku (Japan length) to line (button makers)
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Definition and details for shaku (Japan length):
The Japanese word shaku means "measure". It is used as a unit of length, area and volume. As a unit of length, the shaku is the Japanese foot, equal to 10/33 meter.
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.