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RARE! U.S. Navy Enlisted Graniteware 1 GIL SMALL MEASURING PITCHER with stamped 1 GIL on side and USN on bottom. 1 Gil was the daily measure and Rum Ration for Sailors!

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Used by Navy Cooks for Food Preparation, companion piece to 1 Pint, 1 Quart and 1 Gallon Measuring Pitchers

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U.S. Navy Graniteware Navy Measuring 1 Gil cup (one gil) is a standard navy measuring pitcher used aboard both ship and shore Mess Hall, Mess Deck and Galley Facilities and Units. How much is 1 Gil? 1 Gil is 1/4 of 1 Cup American Navy, and the British Navy it is 1/5 of 1 Cup.

The bottom of these enamelware or graniteware speckled navy measuring 1 gil pitchers were marked USN for United States Navy.

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Standard Issue Navy 1 Gil Measuring Pitcher, Graniteware Measuring Pitcher used for serving food for the enlisted ranks from seaman, petty officer to chief petty officer aboard ship and shore mess decks and galleys. The typical enlisted ladles consisted of graniteware, enamelware, aluminum and stainless steel used for breakfast, lunch and dinner for milk, water and the infamous bug juice.