A large Victorian copper five-gallon harvest measure, tin lined, brass '5 GALLON' plaque, iron swing handle to top and copper handle to base, old solder repairs, height 58 cm.
Dated 1862, presenting in three sizes ; half gill, a gill and a half pint. All details engraved on the three measures. Also, stamped on the rim with the ciphers of Queen Victoria and the Western Australian Government. The largest, height, 9.5 cm
Two French polished bronze measures, late 19th century, of matching cylindrical form with moulded rims and bases and a handle to each side, respectively engraved '10 Litres / Decalitre' and '5 Litres / demi / Decalitre', 50.5 cm and 20.5 cm high
Collection of 19th century brass seed measures Blake and Mackenzie Liverpool, measuring ladles No1 to 24 with brass and steel bucket measures and leveler, 37 ladles and 18 buckets
A rare and historic graduated set of six '1863 Government of New Zealand' imperial bronze measures, from 1/2 gallon to 1/2 gill, of cylinder form, each engraved with its official measure. The largest, height 15.5 cm, diameter 15.5 cm. Note: The New…
A rare and historic '1863 Government of New Zealand Imperial Peck', the bronze measure engraved with its official measure. Note: The New Zealand Weights & Measurements government department, now Trading Standards, administers and enforces trade…
A collection of seven Victorian and Georgian copper graduated harvest measures, each of tapered form. From 1 gallon to 1/4 Gill. Some with G.R stamp. One with crown over '?N.Z G.R stamp being an official New Zealand Weights and Measures standard. Heights…
Victorian copper 2 gallon & 1 gallon measures, traditional tapering conical form, the larger with oval brass label for Thomas O Buss, 48 Hatton garden, London, 31 & 29 cm heights
An exceptional set of nine graduated copper measures, haystack shape with lead seal to each, 1/8-Gill to 2-Gallons, height 8 cm - 43 cm. Provenance: The Bruce Allpress Estate Collection
A set of ten 19th century copper measure jugs, in traditional haystack form, eight of the jugs with original lead verification stamp, ranging in size from 1/8th of a gill to two gallons.
A group of seven vintage copper and brass measures, 19th to 20th century, comprising a Victorian haystack style one gallon measure with lead stamp, another similar measure with a stepped base, three conical lipped measures with marks Js&S for Joseph…
Victorian Government copper measures of capacity from Old Melbourne Observatory, circa 1895. Bushel, half bushel & peck in two boxes with glass strike discs. Each brass measure is hand engraved 'Imperial Standard Bushel (Half Bushel etc.) Victoria, J.…
A Georgian period 2 gallon copper harvest measure, of traditional conical shape with broad pouring spout, the handle attached with rivets. Height 34 cm
A large copper pitcher or 'Lipped Measure', British, 1911-1936 era, a well used handmade measure with a tapered body and dovetailed joins, a loop and riveted handle, and with a lead stamp on the inside rim bearing the Royal cipher of George V, Gr (for…