What is the scale used to measure British shoe sizes?

If a child%26#039;s shoe size is a size 4 then 4 what? An adults shoes size 9 is 9 what?





I%26#039;d love to know what they call the scale used to measure feet and the actualy length of the measurments.





Thanks in advance

What is the scale used to measure British shoe sizes?
size 9 is the the distance between Charles%26#039;s ears
Reply:System Sizes System


Europe 35 35½ 36 37 37½ 38 38½ 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46½ 48½ Europe


Mexico 4.5 5 5.5 6 6.5 7 7.5 9 10 11 12.5 Mexico


Japan M 21.5 22 22.5 23 23.5 24 24.5 25 25.5 26 26.5 27.5 28.5 29.5 30.5 31.5 Japan M


W 21 21.5 22 22.5 23 23.5 24 24.5 25 25.5 26 27 28 29 30 31 Japan W


U.K. M 3 3½ 4 4½ 5 5½ 6 6½ 7 7½ 8 8½ 10 11 12 13½ U.K. M


W 2½ 3 3½ 4 4½ 5 5½ 6 6½ 7 7½ 8 9½ 10½ 11½ 13 U.K. W


Australia M 3 3½ 4 4½ 5 5½ 6 6½ 7 7½ 8 8½ 10 11 12 13½ Australia M


W 3½ 4 4½ 5 5½ 6 6½ 7 7½ 8 8½ 9 10½ 11½ 12½ 14 Australia W


U.S. %26amp; Canada M 3½ 4 4½ 5 5½ 6 6½ 7 7½ 8 8½ 9 10½ 11½ 12½ 14 U.S. %26amp; Canada M


W 5 5½ 6 6½ 7 7½ 8 8½ 9 9½ 10 10.5 12 13 14 15.5 U.S. %26amp; Canada W


Russia %26amp; Ukraine * W 33½ 34 35 36 37 38 39 Russia %26amp; Ukraine W


Korea (mm.) 228 231 235 238 241 245 248 251 254 257 260 267 273 279 286 292 Korea


Inches 9 91/8 9¼ 93/8 9½ 95/8 9¾ 97/8 10 101/8 10¼ 10½ 10¾ 11 11¼ 11½ Inches


Centimeters 22.8 23.1 23.5 23.8 24.1 24.5 24.8 25.1 25.4 25.7 26 26.7 27.3 27.9 28.6 29.2 Centimeters


Mondopoint 228 231 235 238 241 245 248 251 254 257 260 267 273 279 286 292 Mondopoint








how the sizing is determined is explained in wikipedia


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoe_size





Shoe size in Britain is based on the length of the last, measured in barleycorns (thirds of an inch) starting from the smallest practical size, which is size zero.
Reply:I think the British feet measuring scale is in English inches. Most English measurements are based about the human body. For example, the thumb placed down is roughtly one inch across at the first knuckle. Horses are measured in %26#039;hands%26#039; - 16 hands being roughtly the height of a %26#039;hunter%26#039;.





The English yard is half the King%26#039;s height and is measured from the tip of his nose out to the fully extended arm and to the far end of the middle finger of his right hand. The King was six feet tall and wore size 9 - 10 shoes.





Approximately.





Old English measurements have nothing to do with science and came about in a rather haphazard fashion over many centuries.





The English Cricket pitch for example is one chain in length = to 22 yards [approx]. The railways of Britain are measured in chains and not miles. However, the roads are measured in miles.





Just don%26#039;t ask why. Except perhaps it has something to do with the nature of the people - we agree to disagree on most things and can measure how we choose. So be it.





TRY THIS LINK : -





Veganline.com: SHOE SIZES the international shoe size page!


shoe size / foot / footwear gage with english %26amp; continental markings for sale online


.... These measurements tend only to be used for more technical shoes. ...


http://www.veganline.com/shoe-sizes.htm





...finally...when they got around to measuring the ancient standing stones of Britain, guess what? Yes, they were all measured in %26#039;chains%26#039;. Then someone came up with the wonderful notion of the Neolithic Yard - not sure how long that is, but about so big, I guess.
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Veganline.com: SHOE SIZES the international shoe size page!


... baby%26#039;s foot, to start the childrens%26#039; size scale, and two hands is about the ... the shoe sizes the people still usually use, while the British Footwear ...


www.veganline.com/shoe-sizes.htm - 65k - Cached


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International Shoe Size Conversion Charts/Converter Tables for Shoes Sizes


There are two scales used in the U.S. The standard (or %26quot;FIA%26quot;) scale and the common scales. ... When measuring feet for shoe size, measure to the longest toe. ...


www.i18nguy.com/l10n/shoes.html - 35k - Cached


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Veganline.com: SHOE SIZES the international shoe size page!


Four and eight inches used to be called one hand or two hands, with four inches ... the shoe sizes the people usually use, while the British Footwear Association ...


www.musonix.demon.co.uk/shoe-sizes - 52k - Cached
Reply:Shoe size in Britain is based on the length of the last (the foot-shaped template over which the shoe is manufactured), measured in barleycorns (thirds of an inch) starting from the smallest practical size, which is size zero.





A child%26#039;s size zero starts with the width of a hand (four inches - twelve barleycorns) and goes up to two hand-widths, which is a size 12 (eight inches). Thus, the calculation for a child shoe size in the UK is:





child shoe size = 3 * last length in inches − 12


An adult size zero then starts at the next size up (eight and one-third inches) and each size up continues the progression in barleycorns. [3]. The calculation for a adult shoe size in the UK is thus:





adult shoe size = 3 * last length in inches − 25
Reply:9 inches



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