British, GR Royal Navy Pint Lipped Rum Measure, Made in Birmingham

*British, GR Royal Navy Pint Lipped Rum Measure, Made in Birmingham*

Not maker marked. Marked on lip: “Crown over GR over 6”, crown over GR – George Rex, and the number 6 below. The 6 denoting the Birmingham Weights & Measures office.
“E over 19”.

Until 1912/13, ‘Broad arrows’ were applied to ‘lipped’ measures. Starting in the 1950s, manufacturers marks were added along with Vocabulary numbers, used for Naval stores item identification. Consequently, there is a roughly 40-year period where RN measures lacked markings. The vast majority of naval rum measures were manufactured in Birmingham, so the mark from the Birmingham W&M office suggests that this was Royal Navy issue.

Royal Navy Lipped Rum Measures. The precision of ‘Lipped’ measures was favored over round ones. All naval rum measures, whether ‘lipped’ or ’round,’ had their interiors and the inner surface of the lip ‘tinned.’

*Condition*
Where the handle fixes to the lip we can see that the joint has been strengthened or repaired, this looks old and does not detract from the piece. Please see photographs as part of the condition report.

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