VINTAGE AMERICANA COPPER/ TIN TANKARD STYLE PITCHER HAND CRAFTED EARLY 1900 ' S.
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Reference Number: Avaluer:15249476 | Modified Item: No |
Object Type: Pitcher | Featured Refinements: Vintage Copper |
Country/Region of Manufacture: Unknown |
HAS A SLIGHT TANKARD SHAPE. HARD TO DEMONSTRATE IN PHOTOS..
HAND CRAFTED WITH RIVETS AND ROLLED SEAMS..
COLLECTIBLE 1900'S PIECE.... COUNTRY, BUCOLIC, BOHEMIAN, ETHNIC AMERICANA.
CONDITION IS GOOD, USABLE. BUT NEEDS A GOOD WASH. I DO NOT THINK I'D PUT FOOD STUFF IN IT AFTER ALL THESE YEARS. PERHAPS USE AS A DECO PIECE OR A COLLECTIBLE.
6" TALL TO TOP RIM AND 6 3/4" TO POUR SPOUT TIP. &...nbsp; . 4" ACROSS BOTTOM. WT IS 10.25 OUNCES
HANDLE HAS RIVETS, HAMMERED LIP HELD ON WITH RIVETS AND ROLLED EDGES.. PHOTOS 5, 10.
HANDMADE FROM A ROLLED SHEET OF COPPER OVER TIN...
THERE IS SOME TIN SHOWING THRU THE COPPER ON THE INSIDE LIP. HURTS NOTHING. SEE PHOTO # 8.
INSIDE IT IS STILL WELL TINNED.A TINY HOLE IN THE TIN LIP AS IT CONNECTS TO THE BODY. SEE PHOTO # 7, 8. HURTS NOTHING.RIVETS ARE ALL STRONG.
ONLY THE MOST TINY OF DINGS.A LITTLE OUT OF ROUND ON THE TOP. SEE PHOTOS.HANDLE IS VERY STRONG.NO RUST / CORROSION.. DOES NOT LEAK.NO MAKERS MARKS.
I BOUGHT THIS FUN COPPER PITCHER WHILE A STUDENT IN THE EARLY 1960'S, IN SEATTLE. IT WAS SOLD AS USED EVEN THEN.
I USED IT TO HOLD DRIED FLOWERS, WHICH I WAS VERY MUCH 'IN-TOO' IN THOSE DAYS.! IT HAS BEEN EMPTY, AND ON DISPLAY IN A GLASSED CABINET FOR MANY YEARS NOW. IT IS PRETTY MUCH AS I FOUND IT ALL THOSE YEARS AGO. I HAVE TAKEN GOOD CARE OF IT FOR YOU FOR THE LAST NEAR 60 YEARS.. I NEVER POLISHED IT.
A NICE COLLECTIBLE, DISPLAY PIECE. HAS IT'S OWN CHARM WITH ALL IT'S AGE RELATED NUISANCES.. WORTHY OF A GIFT TO SOME ONE WHO APPRECIATES OLD COPPER. IT CAN STILL HOLD THOSE 1960 STYLE OF DRYED FLOWERS JUST FOR FUN.IT HAS SERVED ME WELL AND NOW DESERVES A NEW GOOD HOME FOR ANOTHER 100 YEARS : )
I AM NOW AN OLD LADY WHO NO LONGER CAN HOLD ON TO HER "THINGS". I DESCRIBE THE VERY BEST I CAN, WARTS AND ALL. YOUR SATISFACTION IS IMPORTANT TO ME!PLEASE READ THE TEXT, LOOK AT ALL THE PHOTOS AND ZOOM IN, AND ASK ALL YOUR QUESTIONS. RETURNS ARE AN EXPENSIVE NUISANCE.PAY PAL IS GOOD FOR ME. PROMPT PAYMENT IS ALWAYS APPRECIATED.I MAIL IN 1 WORK DAY WITH PAY PAL'S OK. I PACK WELL.THANKS.