History – Vintage French Copper

Category: History

History of coppermakers and coppercrafting

History | August 23, 2024

The Breakers is a Gilded Age mansion in Newport, Rhode Island, with a kitchen full of copper.

History | December 30, 2023

This spectacular stove deserves its own post.

History | December 8, 2023

“This is far thicker than the 2.5 mm at which modern stainless lined copper maxes out.”

History | October 13, 2023

Claude Monet’s house has a kitchen filled with antique French copper. Let’s take a look.

History | June 16, 2023

“It is the first I purchased, and the oldest.”

History | April 28, 2023

For quite some time I thought this was a prehistoric spatula.

History | April 14, 2023

“So after a while of hesitation, I bought the two pans. Now you know what my good intentions are worth.”

History | February 10, 2023

“Never underestimate the metamorphoses that the culinary arts can cause the taste of the potato to undergo.”

History | May 27, 2022

Princess Agnes’ copper has been reunited!

History | April 8, 2022

The poêlon à sucre is a pan of transformation.

History | December 10, 2021

“This was real kitchen bling!”

History | October 7, 2021

What’s with the little tail?

History | March 19, 2021

As John Fuller Sr. says, “The cover is a difficult piece of work.”

History | January 28, 2021

Let’s look at how a 19th century stockpot was assembled by hand.

History | December 11, 2020

The title might ruffle a few noble feathers, but I’m an American, it’s what we did.