History | December 10, 2021
Guest post: English pot-bellied saucepans“This was real kitchen bling!”
Category: Identification
Information that may help you figure out who made a piece of copper
Identification | August 6, 2021
Guest project: Gebrüder Schwabenland“The person passes, the thing remains.”
Mysteries | July 5, 2021
Jacquotot, Gaillard, and déjà vuThere’s something curious going on with Jacquotot’s 1925 product catalog.
Identification | April 16, 2021
Spanish copper and sidewall seamsReader Javier O. introduces us to the Spanish coppersmith José Preckler and Sons.
History | March 19, 2021
How it was made: High-top daubièreAs John Fuller Sr. says, “The cover is a difficult piece of work.”
History | January 28, 2021
How it was made: English stockpotLet’s look at how a 19th century stockpot was assembled by hand.
Mysteries | January 7, 2021
Who made this distinctive pan?Reader Roger B. has a pan with an unusual iron handle.
Identification | December 15, 2020
Cockerel reduxMea culpa. My cockamamie idea is mostly (but not quite utterly) wrong.
History | December 11, 2020
Guest post: The wee WindsorThe title might ruffle a few noble feathers, but I’m an American, it’s what we did.
Mysteries | September 19, 2020
Is this counterfeit Mauviel? (Solved: False alarm.)I suspect so, but I’m not sure. Update: I think it’s genuine.
Mysteries | September 10, 2020
What is this conical pan?A reader sent me these photos and I’m mystified. Can you help?
Identification | August 14, 2020
Guest post: Roger’s lucky findThis was the kind of transaction we all hope for.