Small, lidless Jersey measure or flagon, no spout; smaller half gill size. Plain body with a slightly flared, incised rim and a flared base with partial incised line; line visible at seam. Tapered, S-scroll handle with ridged thumbrest and short lower terminal; upper terminal attached at rim. Crowned "GR" and "ER" verification marks stamped incuse to right of handle. Bottom interior with faint "X".
Bulbous or bellied measure with shell thumb piece and crowned "GR" "IMPERIAL QUART" standard seal on the low-domed lid. One incised line around the galleried rim and neck; plain, flared base. Tapered S-scroll handle with stepped thumbrest; cylindrical strut and circular attachment. No other marks.
Imperial lidded measures are considered to be a Glasgow type. They rarely have a maker's mark.
Bracket-handled, cylindrical metric measure with high collar pinched into spout at front and sloped at back for the rounded inset lid; molded lower rim and base. Hooked tab thumb piece with wedge extension; five-knuckle hinge. Stamped on front of body "DECILITRE" in incuse serif letters; on front of lower rim with "** / 3" next to clasped hands in an oval; on face of handle and top front of lid with clasped hands mark; and on extension and top of rim with an indecipherible number of letter verification marks. Underside of flat bottom struck once with arched touchmark "ALBERT" in incuse serif letters. One of an assembled set of six metric measures, DL*67.0334-.0339.
Lille type lidded and spouted bulbous or bellied flagon on an applied flared base. Flat-top cyma-molded lid. Uncovered, inset, cyma-curved spout with one bead below. Plain strap handle has a plain rectangular thumb piece, ridged thumbrest and short terminal; five-knuckle hinge. Bottom underside struck with three touchmarks, "OUDART / LILLE / *" in raised serif letters bordered by scrolls, "[I] B / O" around a fleur-de-lis inside a pair of crossed laurel branches, and "[I] B O" in an imperial crown over a Tudor rose.
Maker is Jean-Baptiste Oudart of Lille, France; master status in 1775.
Baluster measure with ball-and-bar thumb piece; half gill size. Flat lid with a pair of incised circles around edge. Body with galleried rim and flared base; two incised lines around rim, two pairs around body, and one at foot. Plain strap handle with short terminal; oval attachment. Rim exterior with crowned George IV Edinburgh verification mark and Robert Wright, Dean of Guild mark on front. Three concentric circles on bottom inside.
Small inverted trumpet shape lidded flagon engraved on front "=M-H=" above a pointed-bottom, scalloped shield containing an illegible design; no spout. Flat lid with applied disk on top; inside of lid has three concentric circles. Angular strap handle has beaded, angled tab thumb piece and cast pendant drop at the lower terminal; five-knuckle hinge. Plouk or pimple inside body below rim indicating capacity level. Face of handle struck with a checkered octagon and clipped-corner rectangle containing the raised serif letters "MH" over an ewer or pitcher in a basin. Bottom center appears to be replaced with one bearing the pot touch of a rose.
Baluster measure with double-volute thumb piece; gill size. Fleur-de-lis extension is burnt to the flat lid, which has two, deep, concentric, incised lines. Body has a galleried rim and flared base; one incised line at center. Tapered, S-scroll handle with bud terminal; stepped diamond- or lozenge-shaped attachment, no strut. No marks.
Lidless baluster measure with plain, galleried rim and slightly flared base; gill size. Two pairs of incised lines around body. Plain strap handle joined to conical strut with ball terminal. Rim exterior stamped to right of handle with a partial, large oval mark containing a crown over "[???]NAM" and what appears to be the Aberdeen coat of arms; to left of handle are a two-towered castle in a square and "N\o 4" in incuse serif letters.
Jersey measure or flagon with double-acorn thumb piece, engraved "C. H. M." in serif letters on face of handle; quart size. Wedge extension is burnt to the plain, pointed and pouted lid; one end of hinge pin is impressed with a flower. Plain body with a slightly flared rim and an incised, flared base. Strap handle with short terminal; circular strut. Partial touchmark inside lid "IDSX" in raised serif letters with a star above, all in a circle. Several partial incuse marks on bottom exterior, including "x's, "P"s, and "*"s.
Maker is John de St. Croix, Jersey, Channel Islands or London, England, working 1730-1765.
Baluster measure with double-volute thumb piece; half gill size. Fleur-de-lis extension is burnt to the flat lid, which has two, deep, concentric, incised lines. Plain body has a vertical rim, angular neck and slightly flared, molded base. Tapered, flattened S-scroll handle with bud terminal; stepped diamond- or lozenge-shaped attachment, no strut. No marks.
Bracket-handled, cylindrical metric measure with a sloped collar pinched into spout at front and an overhanging pouted lid; molded lower rim and base. Curved-back thumb piece with wedge extension; five-knuckle hinge has a domed-end hinge pin. Stamped on front of body "LI[TR]E" in incuse serif letters; on front of lower rim, extension and face of handle with a small imperial crown; and on extension, tip of lid and face of handle with an indecipherible number of letter verification marks. Underside of flat bottom struck once with circular touchmark "BUNEL (arched) / A / VILLEDIEU (curved)" in raised serif letters.
"Egg-cup" measure; half noggin and quarter noggin sizes. Plain rims. Larger cup is stamped "1 HALF NOGGIN" in incuse serif letters with verification marks along rim exterior, including a crowned "[?]R", "K.C / N\o 3" and "V[(crown) R] / 595", all incuse. Rim exterior of smaller cup is stamped twice "[V (crown) R] / 595".
Baluster measure with hammerhead thumb piece; quart size. Wedge extension is burnt to the flat lid, which has an incised line around edge and center. Plain body has a galleried rim and flared base. Slender, strap handle with short terminal; diamond- or lozenge-shaped attachment, no strut. Front of body is engraved at center "C / I E" in serif letters. Lid top is stamped at center with mark of two concentric diamonds or lozenges containing the raised serif letters "SB" with a pellet above and below. Lightly scratched around perimeter "lb.i.i." (crossed through).
Plain beaker with a weighted, ogee base and slightly concave bottom; possibly quarter gill size. Bottom exterior stamped incuse "HB" separated by a leaping or running satyr, all inside two concentric ovals; scratched out. No other marks.
Lidless baluster measure with a galleried rim, flared base, and blind hinge lug; half pint size. Two incised lines around rim, one at foot, and two pairs around body. Plain strap handle with pointed lower terminal and cylindrical strut. Rim exterior is stamped on front "1/2 PINT", with crowned "VR" and "ER" verification marks for Aberdeen City ("146"), "AIC(?)" in a rectangle, and "08" to the right; City of Aberdeen verification mark is to left of handle.
The blind hinge lug is thought to be an Aberdeen feature.
Baluster measure with ball-and-bar thumb piece and plain, flat lid; gill size. Body with galleried rim and flared base; one incised line around rim and foot, two pairs around body. Plain strap handle with short terminal; cylindrical strut. No marks.