Liquid measure used by the sealer of weights and measures in Pennsylvania. The tape ring tublar handle on this measure is an ingenious and unique idea.
Provenance
Photographs from the estate of Henry Kauffman. Courtesy Henry Smith
Standard half peck measure used by the sealer of weights and measures in the state of Pennsylvania. It was probably made in the early part of the nineteenth century. From the collection of Henry Kauffman.
Note on back of picture: "This huge copper measure was found at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania and was reportedly made by William Heyser or his son. It was u sed in a distillery and the iron bands on the front were to proect the soft copper from damage when it was supported on a barrel."
Provenance
Photographs from the estate of Henry Kauffman. from the collection of Mr and Mrs. Ralph Gafler.
Copper liquid measure made by Holmes and Evans, Fisherville, New Hampshire. Signed examples of this type of measure are very rare. Courtesy The Spinning Wheel.
Provenance
Photographs from the estate of Henry Kauffman. Photo courtesy Spinning Wheel Magazine
Unmarked quart measure, but thought to be a product of an American craftsman. The C P was imprinted at a Philadelphia "proof house" and presumably stands for the City of Philadelphia.
