History | December 8, 2023
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.”
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Identification | August 15, 2023
Guest post: Swiss coppersmith Anton Vesti“What a magnificent piece!”
Identification | July 25, 2023
Guest post: Braig and Wagner“After a while I was quite astonished, when under the thick oxide layer suddenly a company stamp appeared.”
History | June 16, 2023
Guest post: Matt’s Danish saucepan“It is the first I purchased, and the oldest.”
History | April 14, 2023
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.”
Gallery | July 1, 2022
Guest Post: Victoria the Great and my little oneWhy do certain pans capture the imagination?
Cooking with copper | January 14, 2022
Kitchens with copper: Frýdlant Castle, Czech RepublicThis historic kitchen is a valuable find for copper detectives.
History | December 10, 2021
Guest post: English pot-bellied saucepans“This was real kitchen bling!”
Identification | August 6, 2021
Guest project: Gebrüder Schwabenland“The person passes, the thing remains.”
Identification | April 16, 2021
Spanish copper and sidewall seamsReader Javier O. introduces us to the Spanish coppersmith José Preckler and Sons.
Gallery | April 2, 2021
Guest post: Fortt & Sons copper jelly mouldCopper jelly moulds represent a field of collecting in their own right, related to but somehow separate from the general batterie.
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.
Gallery | January 3, 2021
36cm Pommier tall stewpot with tapThis is my first pot with a tap and I have to say, I am absolutely delighted with it.
Gallery | December 30, 2020
29cm and 30cm Pommier saucepans with lidsCopper from the Jazz Age… in Belgium!