QUART AND PINT BRASS RIM MEASURES BY ROBERT PRINGLE
BRASS RIM MEASURES WERE MOST LIKELY USED AS “STANDARD” MEASURES.THESE WERE OFFICIAL ONES FOR VERIFYING CAPACITIES OF MEASURES IN PUBLIC USE. THE BRASS RIMS STRENGTHENED THE MEASURE SO AS TO PREVENT DAMAGE WHICH COULD ALTER ITS MEASUREMENTS. THIS PAIR, QUART AND PINT, BY ROBERT PRINGLE OF LONDON WERE MADE BETWEEN 1852-1890. THE CONDITION OF THE PAIR IS NEAR MINT.