A signed copper warming pan, made by Richard Collier of Norwich, Conn., in 1779. Notice the use of holes to make a design in the lid. From the private collection of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick P. Albertine. Picture in the book "American Copper & Brass" page 86.
Copper sauce pan with lid. On the handle is imprinted Crabb and Minshall. These men were cratsmenn in Baltimore in the late eighteenth centry. Picture courtesy of Dauphin County Historical Society.
Provenance
Photographs from the estate of Henry Kauffman. Photograph courtesy Dauphin County Historical Society.
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.
Brass warming pan - Richard Collier, a Brazier came to Norwich from Boston and set up shop across from John Trumbull's Printing Office, which in 1775 was located on the green "Near the Meeting House." It is unique in being marked with maker's initials - R.C - Norwich - 1779. From the collection of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick .P. Albertine
Provenance
Photographs from the estate of Henry Kauffman. From the Collection of Frederick P. Albertine, Sarasota, Florida, 11 Nov 1975. Photographed by Richard Albertine.
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.
