Looking for a small brass pan/kettle

[tombear]

The sort with a iron bail handle, ideally 2 to 4 pint capacity.

It's the sort of thing I normally see in charity shops but today I went round Rawtenstall, Burnley, Accrington and Bury and for once there wasn't one to be had, typical!

The sort I am after are the lidless flower pot type like at here

http://frontierslivinghistory.tripod.com/frontiers1_files/nov2009.pdf

Cheers!

Tom

 

[Matt.S]

Because you need so much encouragement to start a DIY project

http://www.northwestjournal.ca/XIV122.htm

http://www.northwestjournal.ca/XVI1645.htm

You can get a heavy electric soldering iron for under £10...

 

[tombear]

IF I thought I'd ever require more than one I'd serioulsly consider getting the kit and developing the skills to make one but I think I'll manage to resist the urge this time.

if I can't find one in a charity shop/carboot I'll have to find something to trade with one of my US contacts and get something like either

http://www.crazycrow.com/mm5/mercha...t_Code=5564-006-000&Category_Code=820-300-000

or

http://www.crazycrow.com/mm5/mercha...t_Code=5566-003-000&Category_Code=820-300-000

ATB

Tom

 

[maddave]

Try looking for "Jam Pan" on ebay

http://shop.ebay.co.uk/?_from=R40&_...&_nkw=brass+jam+pan&_sacat=See-All-Categories

 

[tombear]

Cheers Dave but I tried that and they are all asking antique shop prices, :-{ C )

If I can get the right base I can always alter it to look 18th C. I've tried to find out when metal spinning was introduced to the British copper/brass industry but had no joy. What other folk have done is polish off the spinning marks and then just gone over it with a leather mallet and wooden former/block so it looks right. I'm not sure I'd go that far unless I was going to be demonstrating camp craft or some such.

ATB

Tom