Convert pace (great or geometrical) to line (button makers)
Selected category: length.
Definition and details for pace (great or geometrical):
Pace (great or geometrical) is a traditional unit of length equal to the distance between two successive falls of the same foot. In English speaking countries one pace is defined to be exactly 5 feet or 152.4 centimeters.
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.