Vintage French Copper
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Guest showcase: Elkington saucepans for P&OThese sea-faring saucepans — English-made and nickel-lined — belong to reader Roger W.
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Guest showcase: Two Jules Gaillard oval cocottesI think these are the work of young Jules Gaillard at the start of his forty-year career.
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27cm Van Neuss-Pommier saucepanLike H. Pommier himself, this saucepan has a lot of Van Neuss DNA in it.
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30cm Peter Brux WindsorThe “Brux” is for Bruxelles where the chaudronnerie Peter made beautiful copper.
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Advice
I’m starting to suspect this isn’t an antique French pan but instead a modern reproduction. And a reader has solved the mystery for me!
"Science"
A little science about copper and tin
There’s some very interesting chemistry going on between a copper pan and its tin lining.
Rocky Mountain Retinning re-attached one handle of an antique pot with brand-new rivets. Can you tell which one?
To my eye, a silver lining looks a lot like tin, and I thought it might be useful to be able to tell the difference.
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Identification
Solved: Who or what was F. Ekhart in Vienna?
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Help needed!
Identification
Calling all copper detectives…
History
Nickel, the “perfect metal”
Buying online
To retin, or not to retin?