County of Lanark - Half Bushel and Bushel

Two rare Victorian brass alloy measures for the County of Lanark, dated 1860

By Nicholl & Fowler, London, comprising: Imperial Bushel and Imperial Half Bushel, both numbered 1301, engraved with date and county. Earliest legible verification mark for 1887, and with crowned VR, GR and ER cypher. Largest 48cm diameter (width 61cm including handles)

Scottish measures are very rare. These measures are part of a full set of Standards issued to the first Chief Constable of the County of Lanark, George McKay, along with four sets of weights, in 1860.

Condition Report:
Black corrosion spots through the lacquer with some pitting to the interior of both bowls

There are typical minor scuffs / dents / scratches and marks. Not all stamped marks are mentioned in the cataloguing, and some may be indistinct / rubbed.

Probably re-lacquered and possibly re-finished

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