Q: I have a small hand-hammered copper box marked inside the lid. The mark says, “Harry Dixon, San Francisco” around an image of a coppersmith holding a hammer. The box weighs close to 7 pounds and is 9 1/2 inches…
Arts & Crafts metalsmiths worked in copper, brass, bronze, silver, and aluminum. Copper was popular because it was less expensive than silver. Pieces were often hand-hammered or burnished. Here are marks of some makers who worked in copper, brass, and…
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All types of lamps and lighting devices, including candlesticks, rushlight holders, and railroad lanterns, can be sold. Buyers purchase electric lamps to give light and to be decorative. Earlier forms of lighting are purchased either as part of a historic…