There are eight measures in a set: from 1 Gallon, 1/2 Gallon, 1 Quart, 1 Pint, 1/2 Pint, 1.5 Gill, 1 Gill and 1/2 or Half Gill . A Rum Bosun from each mess would come to collect the grog ration for his mess - each man entitled to 1 and 1/2 gill s of grog. A pint measure holds 8 x 1/2 gills, and obviously a 1/2 gill measure is a half gill

Each crewman was entitled to draw 1 1/2 Gills of grog per call. So if the Rum Bosun's mess contained 6 individuals that were entitled to 'draw the tot', then that is 6 x 1 and 1/2 gills of grog, equalling 9 half gill s of grog. The Rum Bosun would then receive a 1 pint measure and 1/2 gill measure which would be dipped into the 'grog tub' and then poured into his "rum fanny" to be brought back and served to his mess mates.

Above photos show the 1 Quart Grog Measure along with the smaller 1 Pint and 1/2 gill measures for comparison.

Dated 1917 WWI British Royal Navy Victorian Era 1 Quart Rum Cup or Grog Measure, #16 Early 20th Century 1917 WWI Construction and Use in the King George V era 1 Quart British Royal Navy Rum Cup or Navy Rum, Grog or Copper Measure as the British Call It, early 20th Century Contruction - Front Clearly Marked 1 QUART with a Royal Crown over GR above the number 17. This Signifies it was Produced in the Reign of King George V in 1917! Riveted Handle, Inside Tinned Some remaining.

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1 Quart Measure, #16

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Because of heritage and lineage the US Navy imitated and mirror imaged much of both equipment and traditions as found in the British Royal Navy. As such the American Navy also had "Measures" in blue speckled graniteware but only five, from the largest 1 Gallon to 1 gill unit measure. The US Navy equivalent "Measures" can be found by By Clicking Here - US Navy Measures.

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