history – Vintage French Copper

Identification | June 19, 2020

Think all iron handles are the same? I sure did.

Gallery | May 18, 2020

These ice cream molds are a link to a largely forgotten trade.

Identification | April 23, 2020

Three 19th century department stores, three lines of custom copper cookware.

Advice | March 3, 2020

Until you have spent some time online reading antique English cookbooks, my friend, you have not lived.

Field guides | October 16, 2019

For me, this marque remains the most enigmatic of all the French makers.

Gallery | September 30, 2019

When life hands you a dead duck, make canard à la rouennaise.

History | September 22, 2019

There was a time in France when nickel was touted as the ideal replacement for copper.

History | July 5, 2019

A reader asked me a great question: what do I mean by “antique” and “vintage”?

History | June 4, 2019

After World War II, Villedieu rebuilt its copper industry and flourished.

Field guides | May 29, 2019

Havard is one of the few 19th-century Villedieu coppersmiths that survives to this day.

Field guides | May 27, 2019

A piece of Lecellier copper is the work of a family with centuries of history in Villedieu.

History | May 26, 2019

Before the industrial revolution, poêliers in Villedieu forged and shaped copper pots completely by hand.

History | May 21, 2019

There are copper pans, and then there are copper pans.

Field guides | April 20, 2019

This is going to be complicated.

Basics | April 18, 2019

From 1985 to 2007 or so, Mauviel used specific names for its tin-, steel-, and nickel-lined copper.

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