[TheForge] cauldrons

[Saint Phlip]

I suppose I'd better not tell you about the one I picked up for $10 at
a flea market. It had holes in it for drainage, but a friend was happy
to braze them shut. Talking to the guy I got it from, he said his wife
had gotten it for plants, but they all died...

On 5/24/07, wmullett at bright.net <wmullett at bright.net> wrote:
> Seems to me that copper is a metal too.
>
> .....gotcha...
>
> BTW - If you have riveted on handles I bet it's a copper kettle.  Many of these are black from age but will shine up very well using a salt slurry.  We use a large one for apple butter.  Turn it upside down to store it but still have to clean it with salt each year.
>
> New copper ones run several hundred dollars.  I saw an antique cast one go for $800 a month or so ago.  It was a middle size.  The large cast ones are still used by the Amish here and there are several at every auction.
>
> Walt
>
>
>
> From: "robert hensarling" <rhrocker at hilconet.com>
> Date: Thu May 24, 10:32 AM
> To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] cauldrons
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> Oohh.  Mine isn't copper, it's metal.  I don't think it's cast, but seems to
> have been heated and stretched in a set of fullers, really big fullers.  I
> think it's about 36" to 42" diameter, with riveted on handles.  Just perfect
> for the pig in your neighborhood!
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "GHS" <GHS at execpc.com>
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> Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2007 12:11 AM
> Subject: [TheForge] cauldrons
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> > Quite a while back, I am thinking 2-3 years ago someone posted the url of
> > a place they had visited that makes large copper kettles. I am talking
> > cauldron size like the classic cannibal cartoon has the missionary in.
> >
> > If anyone has this url tucked away, or perhaps is the original poster
> > themselves , I could really use that url.
> >
> > Mike Graf
> >
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