Name
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System used
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Length grade
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Width grade
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English/UK
" half sizes, i.e. 7 '/z"
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A length scale that starts at 4 inches and is called 0, and proceeds
at intervals of 1/3" (8.47 mm) until size 13 at 81/3" called size
1 and proceeds in 1/3" as before.
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1/3 " or 8.47 mm per size 1/6" or 4.23 mm per size.
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For adults 1/4" or 6.4 mm between consecutive sizes above size
10. Between consecutive fittings there is normally 1/2" or 6.4 mm
or 3/16" or 5 mm between extreme sizes
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Paris Point/EUR " whole sizes, i.e 41"
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System starts at zero and advances by 2/3 cm
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2/3 cm or 6.67 mm per ParisPoint
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Normally 5 mm between consecutive
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USA/US
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The scale used is identical to the UK scale except that is starts
at 311/12 inches instead of 4. Therefore a shoe measured on the
USA system will measure 1/- size larger.
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1/3" or 8.47 mm per size 1/16" or 4.23 mm per half size.
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As UK grades
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Mondopoint/mm
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A millimetre system where shoes are marked with length and
width values of the average foot should fit the shoe
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5 mm depending on shoe type.
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3- 4 mm in width between sizes and fittings depending on the length
increment used.
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