Small Hammered copper roasting pan

Apparently one old standby for polishing copper is salt and lemon-juice. It may not taste very nice, but apparently it works.

 

Personally I prefer the ketchup; I have better uses for lemon juice and salt, but ketchup isn't useful for much but staining white fabric.

 

Other than cleaning brass or copper, that is.

 

Got this polished up. The discolored area on the top now has a different texture, so still shows up despite trying several things to polish it out. The tin lining also changed little despite cleaning and polishing. Otherwise, it came out pretty good.

 

Not to insult you hilarious but now it looks off the shelf new! I like it.

 

I don't like it as well but I am sure that someone who wants it to use will like it better this way. We will see. I will try to get this listed this week. Still no ideas what the 20 stands for? Any idea of age or origin? Also, it appears that the weight/thickness of these is important. The edge of the copper on this is almost exactly the thickness of a penny. Is this good or bad?

 

I hadn't seen the reference to the 20, so went back to look and see what measurements you had.

8" x 5 1/2" x 3 3/4" is not very big. What does it hold 1 quart?

 

It's got to be more than a quart. I just pulled out my 1 quart liquid measure and it's somewhat smaller than Brad's roaster. (6 inches diameter X a shade over 3 inches to the mark.) FYI, it's marked on the other side in metric at 1 liter. It's hard to think of a metric measure that would fit either.

It could just be that the 20 stands for a particular size and shape without reference to volume. Unfortunately my copper pots are all American made, none have tops and none have volume imprinted.

 

Well, no matter what anyone says about leaving patina or original finish or any of that drivel when it comes to household metal ware, just remember that NO self respecting housewife of the past two centuries would have let her pots and pans get dull and tarnished. What passes as "patina" is not original, it has been acquired through neglect and disuse.

Note: Today the same does not usually apply to dents and etc. that show use, even though any of the aforementioned housewives would most likely have had them repaired...........

 

Just checked. It holds 56 oz. to just slightly below the rim. I doubt it would hold 1.75 liters to the brim (Just over 59 oz.) but maybe.

 

In my admiration for the piece itself, I didn't give much thought to its use, but possibly intended to poach a small fish?