Victorian Silver and Silver Plate Double-Wall Water Pitcher
The first silver-plated ice-water pitchers had two metal walls with an air space between the walls that kept the liquid cool. Later the pitchers were fitted with a porcelain liner. Several patents for double-wall pitchers were granted about 1850.
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