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Convert finger (cloth) to pole
Please provide values below to Convert finger (cloth) to pole, or vice versa.
What is a Finger Cloth Unit?
The finger cloth measured 4.5 inches (11.43 cm), literally based on the width of a man's finger. Used in textile trades, 4 fingers equaled 1 span. This unit appears in Shakespearean plays referencing fabric measurements.
What is a Pole?
Synonymous with rod and perch, the pole (5.5 yards) was named after actual wooden poles used as measuring sticks in medieval field surveys.
finger (cloth) to pole Conversion Table
| finger (cloth) | pole |
|---|---|
| 0.01 finger (cloth) | 0.000227272727273 pole |
| 0.1 finger (cloth) | 0.00227272727273 pole |
| 1 finger (cloth) | 0.0227272727273 pole |
| 2 finger (cloth) | 0.0454545454545 pole |
| 3 finger (cloth) | 0.0681818181818 pole |
| 5 finger (cloth) | 0.113636363636 pole |
| 10 finger (cloth) | 0.227272727273 pole |
| 20 finger (cloth) | 0.454545454545 pole |
| 50 finger (cloth) | 1.13636363636 pole |
| 100 finger (cloth) | 2.27272727273 pole |
| 1000 finger (cloth) | 22.7272727273 pole |
How to Convert finger (cloth) to pole
1 finger (cloth) = 0.022727272727273 pole
1 pole = 44 finger (cloth)
Example: convert 15 finger (cloth) to pole:
15 × 0.022727272727273 = 0.34090909090909 pole