Superb Quality Antique Victorian Copper One Gallon Harvest Jug

Outstanding quality large antique Victorian copper jug having a shaped handle to the back with a shaped tapering body standing on a circular b...

Quality George III Loftus of Oxford Street London copper one gallon jug having a shaped handle standing on a circular base

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Offered for sale is this large 19th Century Victorian antique copper and brass kettle of good quality, having a shaped brass and copper...

An unusual antique Arts & Crafts copper and brass milk jug having an attractive unusual shaped handle and beautifully designed and handcrafted body with...

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A 19th century English Victorian era copper half-gallon ale measure. impressive size, hand-crafted in traditional haystack form with a deep lip and pour spout, small neck, tapering bulbous body on broad base, with a large handle. Vessel body inscribed "Half Gallon", stamped maker's marks, 10, and tax marks to rim interior. circa 1875 The measure was used in taverns to truthfully measure ale or cider to protect society from fraud during trading transactions. With a largely illiterate population at the time, the interests of every citizen needed to be considered and cared for so stamped and sealed measures were used throughout the British Isles. For example, in 1309 it was decreed “The Standard of bushels, gallIons and ells shalI be sealed with an iron seal...

Victorian harvest jug Original, unrestored 'PINT' stamp to front Dimensions approx.: L 17 cm, Di 14 cm, H 17; Wt: 500g. Shipping info: Package details approx.: 25x20x20, 800g