EPNS 1/3 Gill Measure; Silver Is Long Since Gone

Discussion in 'Metalware' started by wlwhittier, Nov 3, 2024 at 6:45 PM.

  1. wlwhittier

    wlwhittier Well-Known Member

    It's 2 3/16" tall, 1 5/8" rim diameter, 1 3/16" foot diameter; weight is 58.4 grams. To the right of the word gill is a crown, beneath which is 920; further right is a 3, beneath which is an unintelligible mark, even under a 10X triplet! The interior, including the floor, is quite rough, as though strongly acid-etched...but the seam is smooth a bright, an' very slightly proud to the surface. The bottom is simply marked with another 3.
    What can y'all offer about this little cup? Thanks for lookin'!

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    wlwhittier, Nov 3, 2024 at 6:45 PM
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  2. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    bartenders measure..
     
    komokwa, Nov 3, 2024 at 7:31 PM
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  3. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

    Every bar in the UK had to have Gill measures for spirits under the Weights & Measures Act.

    I would say yours is from 1930's to 1950's.
    Saying that I've never seen a One Third, they are usually Quarter, one eighth, one sixteenth etc.

    One sold here on eBay.uk, they called it a Bonzer.
    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/303886249794

    I have a Victorian Quarter Gill in Pewter residing in one of my cabinets.

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    daveydempsey, Nov 4, 2024 at 3:12 AM
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  4. wlwhittier

    wlwhittier Well-Known Member

    Thanks, Davey...the one in the link is quite similar to mine...but mine has that 'damaged' interior. A third-gill is equivalent to 1.67 US ounces...or just under 50ml; roughly a standard US shot. Bonzer turns out to be an Aussie word, slang for Excellent! Maybe the one in the link was made in...or for...Australia? I sure do like your little quarter-gill pewter jug!
     
    wlwhittier, Nov 4, 2024 at 12:20 PM
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  5. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

    I never heard anyone say Bonzer when I lived in Aussie:D and I only heard one old timer say Fair Dinkum, once :D
    Australia had the same weights & measures until 1971 onwards.
     
    daveydempsey, Nov 4, 2024 at 4:02 PM
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