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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;springfld.arsenal, post: 37153, member: 54&quot;]Gotta be careful dating stuff like this.&nbsp; For example this one <a href="http://ancientpoint.com/inf/94274-antique_copper_long_handled_cooking_pot___dovetailed_construction___early_1800s.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://ancientpoint.com/inf/94274-antique_copper_long_handled_cooking_pot___dovetailed_construction___early_1800s.html" rel="nofollow">http://ancientpoint.com/inf/94274-antique_copper_long_handled_cooking_pot___dovetailed_construction___early_1800s.html</a></p><p>shows no signs of use at all on the bottom-has a few brand-new scratches, but if this had been used for any period of time, the soft copper bottom would be covered with fine, random scratches because stoves, grates etc. that they&#039;d be set on while in use were usually iron or maybe even sometimes, stones.&nbsp; Also on that one the &quot;yellow&quot; solder is perfectly flat and in new condition.&nbsp; The pot at this link has either never been used or used very little and I&#039;m guessing was made this century.</p><p><br /></p><p>OP&#039;s has been used somewhat-the solder in bottom joints is oxidized and some has leached out probably due to heat.&nbsp; I am thinking due to very similar solder job including color, flatness etc. on the side joint of both OP&#039;s and above-linked items, they both come from the same place.&nbsp; OP&#039;s may date way back into 20th C. sometime but I would doubt earlier.&nbsp; These same exact designs are still in use in some places and these items most likely come from one or more such places.&nbsp; JMHO-I know nothing about kitchenware.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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