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Chats on Old Copper and Brass

Chapter 1: CHATS ON OLD COPPER AND BRASS
By Fred. W. Burgess
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This work surveys the history, forms, and collecting of copper, bronze, and brass objects from prehistoric through ancient, medieval, and modern periods. It describes domestic utensils, church and civic items, bells, architectural and decorative metalwork, Oriental and other overseas pieces, enamels, instruments, and replicas, illustrated throughout. It explains how collectors find, identify, and value curios, outlines materials and manufacturing processes, and offers practical advice on cleaning, preservation, and display, combining historical overview with accessible collecting guidance.

CHATS ON OLD
COPPER AND BRASS

BOOKS FOR COLLECTORS
With Frontispieces and many Illustrations.

  • CHATS ON ENGLISH CHINA.
  • By Arthur Hayden.
  • CHATS ON OLD FURNITURE.
  • By Arthur Hayden.
  • CHATS ON OLD PRINTS.
  • (How to collect and value Old Engravings.)
  • By Arthur Hayden.
  • CHATS ON COSTUME.
  • By G. Woolliscroft Rhead.
  • CHATS ON OLD LACE AND NEEDLEWORK.
  • By E. L. Lowes.
  • CHATS ON ORIENTAL CHINA.
  • By J. F. Blacker.
  • CHATS ON OLD MINIATURES.
  • By J. J. Foster, F.S.A.
  • CHATS ON ENGLISH EARTHENWARE.
  • (Companion volume to "Chats on English China.")
  • By Arthur Hayden.
  • CHATS ON AUTOGRAPHS.
  • By A. M. Broadley.
  • CHATS ON PEWTER.
  • By H. J. L. I. Massé, M.A.
  • CHATS ON POSTAGE STAMPS.
  • By Fred. J. Melville.
  • CHATS ON OLD JEWELLERY AND TRINKETS.
  • By MacIver Percival.
  • CHATS ON COTTAGE AND FARMHOUSE FURNITURE.
  • (Companion volume to "Chats on Old Furniture.")
  • By Arthur Hayden.
  • CHATS ON OLD COINS.
  • By Fred. W. Burgess.
  • CHATS ON OLD COPPER AND BRASS.
  • By Fred. W. Burgess.
  • CHATS ON HOUSEHOLD CURIOS.
  • By Fred. W. Burgess.
  • CHATS ON OLD SILVER.
  • By Arthur Hayden.
  • CHATS ON JAPANESE PRINTS.
  • By Arthur Davison Ficke.
  • CHATS ON MILITARY CURIOS.
  • By Stanley C. Johnson.
  • CHATS ON OLD CLOCKS AND WATCHES.
  • By Arthur Hayden.
  • CHATS ON ROYAL COPENHAGEN PORCELAIN.
  • By Arthur Hayden.
  • CHATS ON OLD SHEFFIELD PLATE.
  • (Companion volume to "Chats on Old Silver.")
  • By Arthur Hayden.
  • CHATS ON OLD ENGLISH DRAWINGS.
  • By Randall Davies.
  • CHATS ON WEDGWOOD WARE.
  • By Harry Barnard.
  • BYE PATHS OF CURIO COLLECTING.
  • By Arthur Hayden.
  • With Frontispiece and 72 Full page Illustrations.

LONDON: T. FISHER UNWIN, LTD.
NEW YORK: F. A. STOKES COMPANY.

FIG. 1.—FINE COPPER EWER.
(In the Victoria and Albert Museum, South Kensington.)

Chats on Old
Copper and Brass

BY
FRED. W. BURGESS
 AUTHOR OF "CHATS ON OLD COINS," ETC.

WITH FRONTISPIECE AND ILLUSTRATIONS FROM PHOTOGRAPHS AND WASH DRAWINGS

T. FISHER UNWIN LTD
LONDON: ADELPHI TERRACE

First Published 1914
Second Impression 1925

(All rights reserved)