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Stuff I use: Wright’s copper cleaner

For serious tarnish, Wright’s is more effective — but also more abrasive — than Bistro.

Mysteries

Who made this distinctive pan?

Reader Roger B. has a pan with an unusual iron handle.

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36cm Pommier tall stewpot with tap

This is my first pot with a tap and I have to say, I am absolutely delighted with it.

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29cm and 30cm Pommier saucepans with lids

Copper from the Jazz Age… in Belgium!

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27cm 3.8mm Gaillard sauté pan

This gorgeous piece is a snapshot of Gaillard’s work at the end of the 19th century.

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32cm saucepan for Blaser & Cie

This handsome fellow epitomizes the graceful copper of the inter-war period of France.

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Guest showcase: 38cm Dehillerin for Wagons-Lits rondeau, “2372”

This rondeau served passengers on the finest railway lines in Europe.

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Advice

Stuff I use

Stuff I use: Wright’s copper cleaner

For serious tarnish, Wright’s is more effective — but also more abrasive — than Bistro.

Cleaning & maintenance

A distress call

Reader Theo had a copper emergency.

Retinning & restoration

Guest post: Removing the layers

I’d been watching this pan on eBay for over a month and what attracted me to it was the stamp — “Specialité Hotelière Journel”.

Buyer's Guide

The misleading "Gaillard Paris" stamp (updated)

Opinions

Questionable “Gaillard Paris” items resurface
Weight matters.

Buying online

Weight matters.
Sorry, Soy Türkiye, you’re not getting any more of my money.

Opinions

Sorry, Soy Türkiye, you’re not getting any more of my money.