COPPER MEASURE
THIS EARLY 19TH CENTURY MEASURE IS OF HEAVY PLANISHED COPPER WITH A DOVETAILED VERTICAL SEAM. IT HAS A HEAVY CAST BRASS RIM, 10 ¼” IN DIAMETER, 4” HIGH, AND VERIFIED”N.Y.” (NEW YORK) HOLDS ROUGHLY 6 QUARTS, LIQUID, BUT IT IS A DRY MEASURE AND IS PROBABLY A PECK (EIGHT QUARTS). ITS MANUFACTURE SUGGESTS E. & T. FAIRBANKS OF ST. JOHNSBURY VERMONT AS THE MAKER. THE CONDITION IS EXCELLENT