Topic: Collecting glass measures

[Mike M]

Its good for  exactly what it says it is

WHISKY - Dispensers and Meaures -a very specialist area -well covered

its not about kitchenalia etc

hope this helps

Mike

[joost]

Thank you all for the very interesting reactions to my question. They were indeed very helpful.
Is there any form of liitterature, websites and so on that can help with dating glass and specifically measure glasses. Any suggestions will be very welcome.
many thanks in advance
Joost

[Frank]

Hi

'Whisky Dispensers and Measures'  by Brian Brooks

might be useful

if you can't find it - email me directly for Brian's email address

cheers

Mike

Six pounds... amazing in this day and age.

[Anne]

Just picking this up again, the wee measure I saw wasn't there when I went back two weeks ago, but miraculously had reappeared today so it's come home with me this time.  It's 11cm tall (that's almost 4½" for imperial folks like me!) and is marked on the side in Fl.OZ (fluid ounces) and Fl. DR (fluid drams), whilst on the base is etch-stamped

FOREIGN GLASS
GRADUATED IN ENGLAND

I'll add pictures asap for reference.

[joost]

Hello Anne,

Thank you for picking up this message again.
I'm anxious to see the pictures. Still very hard to find references for measuring glasses.

regards!

Joost

[Ivo]

Do you include kitchen measures in your collection - or just the apothecary and photographic ones?

[joost]

We are trying to collect also the kitchen measures but we are starting our colelction and it's very hard to find some good information.

[sph@ngw]

We  (Nazeing Glass Works), still manufacture glass measures for a company called AJ Cope  of 11-12 The Oval, hHackney road, London E2. We took over the business when a small glass manufacturing company in Barnet, I think, called Foleys stopped making them and their MD Brian? Foley became a director of Copes.He gave us all the moulds, but has now retired from Copes, and two brothers run the business.
We make about 8 different sizes in two different shapes a "funnel "shape and a "cup" shape. I will try to get some piccies. Copes do all the measuring by engraving them, and then they have to have the Government Weights and Measures stamp of approval. This assures patients they are getting exactly 250 mls of medecine  ( or whatever),as dispensed by the chemist on your doctor's instructions.

[joost]

Hello,
Thank you very much for your reaction to this post.
I'm very much interested in some more information about the companies you mention and off course in the different kinds of glass measures you make (and made in the past).
I would be very pleased to hear from you at what manner I could obtain that information. Some pictures would be very nice to have.
Thank you in advance

kind regards,

Joost

[sph@ngw]

May I suggest you go to this link to see photos of the range?
http://www.thelabwarehouse.com/external/commerce/1/productfiles/339.pdf
Regards, SP-H