Copper fish kettle, obviously designed for the shape of fish. It lacks an inner tray which was used t remove the finished fish. The dove tail joint on the side of the kettle is evident in phtograph. Displayed in the Rock Ford Kauffman Museum. One of the few copper objects that is not round.
Tea Kettle with a vertical side shape. This shape was adopted by most coppersmiths working in Pennsylvania. Photograph courtesy of Smithsonian Institution.
Provenance
Photographs from the estate of Henry Kauffman. Photograph courtesy of Smithsonian Institution.
Copper kettle used to "boil down" apple butter. The tripod kept the kettle a safe distance from the fire. The contents were stirred by hooking a long handle to the apparatus mounted on top of the kettle. Constant stirring was necessary to prevent the contents from sticking to the bottom of the kettle.
The Lancaster Schaum family is known to have made many such kettles and signed them.
