GBC
Quantity & Count

Great Gross

Modern equivalent

1,728 units (12 gross / 144 dozen)

A master wholesale unit equal to twelve gross (1,728 units), used for micro-hardware like pins and nails.

Reserved for massive industrial shipments of micro-hardware like pins, needles, and eyelets, the great gross represented the absolute highest tier of pre-industrial bulk counting units.

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