Rare 19th Century Lustreware Ale Measure with Transfers box of safety pins To me he seems a

To me he seems a bit cranky and a bit awkward and possessive of a bit of an attitude but with a very kind and completely endearing soul

I believe these vintage bridge scorekeeping pencils were likely once part of a set that came with a pad or two

or made by a fish monger (my guess) or to hang in a cobbler's shop

which would take a very heavy ball to knock down

Rare 19th Century Lustreware Ale Measure with Transfers box of safety pins To me he seems aI really love antique children's cups incorporating transfer text, but this is the first cup without a handle I've found, which, given the poem on one side, it didn't take me too long to figure out is an ale measure! I can't find its match out there, but I did find a few lustreware graduated sets of three, so perhaps this was once part of a set, 19th c. British I am sure. I love the combination of drinking poem on one side paired with image of mother