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Description: | s.d. inscr. base "George Anderson Merchant Glasgow aetatis LXXIX. Oct3.1801
John Henning F CRE HENNING, John [Scottish; 1771-1851] 1801 George Anderson was one of the principal merchants of Glasgow in the late 18th century. According to contemporary adverts, he advertised "Five waters rum at £3 sterling per cask of 20 pints" which signifies the amount of water required to produce genuine "Glasgow Punch" - a mixture of Jamaica rum and water, flavoured with lemons and limes. In Anderson's time this was being served at all important functions. The accompanying toast was "The Trade of Glasgow and the Outward Bound".
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