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Description: | Measure for measuring spirits, cone-like, in silver plate
"Gun metal spirit measures (19th cent)"
Author: Inglis,Jim & Curtis,Neil Date: 1990 Purpose: Encyclopaedia of the North-East
"Standard weights and measures were necessary for honest trading and distribution. Many different devices were developed to enable the measurement of all types of commodity. These three conical, silver plated, gunmetal measures are naval spirit measures, used in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. They would have been used to measure out a rum ration. The capacity is inscribed on the two large pots, the largest measures 3 drams (282ml), the middle-sized one, 1 1/2 drams (141ml). The smallest is unmarked but measures one dram (96ml). The conical shape helps to prevent spillage. It was also important that the men saw they were getting a fair ration."
Author: Feilden,Rosemary Date: 1999 Purpose: SCRAN | License: | http://www.abdn.ac.uk/historic/Copyright_terms_conditions.shtml | Publisher: | ABDUA University of Aberdeen, Marischal Museum | Rights holder: | 47718 | Temporal: | 1850-1950 | Source: | University of Aberdeen | Identifier: | http://calms.abdn.ac.uk/Geology/dserve.e... | Go to resource |
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