Massé, H. J. L. J. (Henri Jean Louis Joseph), b. 1860 · London, T.F. Unwin · leaf 227
shoulddecide the matter. Tourists occasionally bring homefrom abroad measures stamped with Governmentstamps, and engraved £ litre, imagining that they 224 CHATS ON OLD PEWTER have secured a veritable treasure. Such measuresare made by hundreds to-day, and are in commonuse wherever the metric system… … BARREL-SHAPED BEER-JUG.{From the collection of Walter Churcher, Esq.) diameter at the top than they are at the foot. Thelids are domed in most cases and the thumb-piecesare massive. Sometimes they are out of all propor-tion to the size and weight of the lid. Tankards are often very dirty inside,…
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