Guest post: Gerhard’s Trio Infernale
“They easily replace a dumbbell workout…”
not french
Guest post: Jos Heinrichs copper/steel bimetal “KA-2”
“This is far thicker than the 2.5 mm at which modern stainless lined copper maxes out.”
Guest post: Braig and Wagner
“After a while I was quite astonished, when under the thick oxide layer suddenly a company stamp appeared.”
Guest post: Three pans from three German houses
“So after a while of hesitation, I bought the two pans. Now you know what my good intentions are worth.”
Guest Post: Victoria the Great and my little one
Why do certain pans capture the imagination?
Kitchens with copper: Frýdlant Castle, Czech Republic
This historic kitchen is a valuable find for copper detectives.
Spanish copper and sidewall seams
Reader Javier O. introduces us to the Spanish coppersmith José Preckler and Sons.
Guest post: Fortt & Sons copper jelly mould
Copper jelly moulds represent a field of collecting in their own right, related to but somehow separate from the general
How it was made: English stockpot
Let’s look at how a 19th century stockpot was assembled by hand.
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.
Field guide to Benham
I’m covering both Benham & Sons and Benham & Froud in the same field guide because the two firms are
Guest post: The Welfen royals
“At first, only the words ‘castle kitchen’ caught my attention.”
Guest showcase: 26cm Smith & Matthews saucepan “Paddington”
The stamps tell the story of this lovely railway pan.
34cm Jones Bros. saucepan “Moulton Paddocks”
A historical house, a famous owner, a bygone maker — for me, this pot hits the trifecta.
Guest showcase: 20.5cm Leon Jaeggi bain marie
This pot is both lovely and sturdy, befitting its Swiss-English heritage.
Guest showcase: Elkington saucepans for P&O
These sea-faring saucepans — English-made and nickel-lined — belong to reader Roger W.
27cm Van Neuss-Pommier saucepan
Like H. Pommier himself, this saucepan has a lot of Van Neuss DNA in it.
Field guide to Pommier and Vanneuss
H. Pommier, a coppersmith in Brussels, Belgium, continues a long lineage: Van Neuss in the 19th century, and Vernimmen in
30cm Peter Brux Windsor
The “Brux” is for Bruxelles where the chaudronnerie Peter made beautiful copper.
Field guide to Peter Brux
Peter was a coppersmith and kitchenware manufacturer based in Brussels, Belgium (the “Brux” in the stamp) from 1933 to 2006.
34cm H. Pommier stewpot, “ML”
This beautiful piece puts me in mind of the story of why I started cooking with copper.
24cm Pommier Windsor
H. Pommier is Belgian, not French, but this Windsor is every bit as beautiful as its French cousins.
