1" is also called 1/12th scale which means 1" equals 1 foot in real life.
1/2" is also called 1/24th scale which means 1 foot in real life is equal to 1/2".
1/4" is 1/48th scale and is 1/4" to 1 foot in real life.
1/144 is also called dollhouse dollhouse size, because it is what scale a dollhouse inside a 1" dollhouse would be made in. It is 1/12th of an inch equals 1 foot in real life.
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