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An
Introduction to Pewter Forms and
Designs
Some
pewter forms can be further distinguished by types or names given
to various, specific designs. Below common porringer
handles , oil lamp fonts and teapots are
illustrated.
American Porringer
Handle Designs
Shown
below are the six American porringer handle designs most commonly
found, as illustrated in Ebert's, Collecting American
Pewter
.
Crown
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Old English
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Flowered
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Hearts & Crescent
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Solid or Tab PA Type
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Solid or Tab RI Type
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Oil Lamp Burners and Font
Designs
There
are three basic types of oil lamp burners: Whale oil, illustrated
below left; Camphene, illustrated below center; and the
less commonly found Lard-oil, illustrated below right. Of note
are the "snuffers" found attached to the Camphene lamps. Frequently
referred to as snuffers, the caps were actually used to prevent
evaporation of the camphene fluid when not in use and
additionally used as snuffers
Common Lamp Font Designs
Lamp burners and fonts illustrated are as shown in Ebert's
Collecting American
Pewter
.
American Teapot & Coffee Pot Forms
18th century
teapots , 19th century teapots , coffee
pots
Eighteenth Century Teapot
Forms
(All have wooden
handles)
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Globular or Egg-shaped
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Queen Anne
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Francis & Frederick Bassett
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Fred. Bassett, the Wills, Bradford,
T. Danforth II, Love, Wm. Kirby
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Queen Anne w/feet
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Drum-shaped
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Wm. Will, Bradford, Alberti
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Wm. Will, Parks Boyd, Love
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Nineteenth Century Forms
(Most have metal handles but see
below)
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Queen Anne revival
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Q. A. revival w/extended foot
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Wm.Calder, Sam.Danforth, Boardmans, Sam.
Pierce
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Geo. Richardson, J. B. Woodbury
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Drum-shaped
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Oval or Boat-shaped w/feet
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Tim. Brigden, Wm Calder
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Israel Trask, W. Potter, Geo.Coldwell
(Made with both wood &
metal handles) |
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Tall Q. A. revival
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Inverted Mold
(Top and bottom halves cast
in same Mold)
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Sam. Pierce, Boardmans, Sam Kilbourn
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Many makers, many variations
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Pigeon-brested
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Reed & Barton type
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Roswell Gleason & others
(Made with both wood &
metal handles)
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(Made with both wood &
metal handles)
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American
Coffee Pot Forms
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Federal Form
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Tall Coffee Pot
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Wm. Will & other Phil. Makers
(The only 18th century coffee
pot form & have wooden handles)
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Many makers, many variations
(Have metal handles) |
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Lighthouse
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Israel Trask, Wm. Calder, others
(Made with both wood &
metal handles)
(Shortened versions of this
form were used as teapots)
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Teapot and Coffeepot line drawings illustrated are as shown
in Jacob's Guide to
American
Pewter. |
