Coming Up in the Journal – Summer 2020
Work on the next edition of the AMS Journal is now proceeding quickly and it is hoped that, once the Covid 19 restrictions are lifted, it will be published this summer. Although the editor...
Antique Metalware Blog
Ronald Macdonald
Ronald Macdonald published an advertisement in The Caledonian Mercury on 9th Jul 1741. It would appear that, before he emigrated to America and went into the catering business, he was a manufacturer of...
Potato Rakes
Materials: Examples in iron, brass and copper. Dimensions: Iron example: 33cm, 12.75in. Brass example: 44cm, 17 in. Copper example:43cm, 16.75in.s Place of Origin: Believed UK. Date: 18th/19th centuries. Maker: unknown. Present Location: private collection....
Miniature Candle Holders
Materials: Sheet iron, originally black lacquered. Dimensions: Height 6 cm (2.5 inches); width 2 cm (0.75 inch). Place of Origin: Probably Liverpool or London, UK. Date: Believed 1890 – 1910. Maker/retailer: Price’s Patent Candles...
Ale Warmer or Ale Muller
Materials: Sheet iron, tin plated. Dimensions: Max height 30 cm (12 inches); max width of cone 12 cm (4.75 inches). Place of Origin: Worcester, UK. Date: Appx second quarter of the 20th century. Maker/retailer:...
Hop Sampling Tool
A member has asked if anyone can identify the use of this device. It is made of iron and measures approximately 16.5 ins (42 cms) in length. It weighs 3 lbs 10ozs (1.65kg) and...
Wine Cistern
Materials: Copper. Dimensions: Length 50cm, depth 42cm, height 23cm (excluding handle attachments). Place of Origin: English/Dutch. Date: c1700. Maker/retailer: Probable maker’s mark of EB or ER (unidentified). Present Location: Unknown. Explanation: The traces of...
Henry Hartley
Henry Hartley’s trade card identified him as a “Smith to His Majesty” working in Bruton Mews which was near New Bond Street in London. The coat of arms is that of George III which...
