{"id":3251,"date":"2010-07-12T16:32:19","date_gmt":"2010-07-12T21:32:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/andrewbaseman.com\/blog\/?p=3251"},"modified":"2010-07-12T18:49:43","modified_gmt":"2010-07-12T23:49:43","slug":"large-brass-skimmer-c-1840","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?p=3251","title":{"rendered":"Large brass skimmer, c.1840"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Heavy brass skimmer made by an English\u00a0metalsmith in the mid-1800&#8217;s. After many years use of skimming the contents of an iron pot in an open hearth, the skimmer finally snapped off at the end of its long handle<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_41761.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3253\" title=\"IMG_4176\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_41761.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"594\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_41761.jpg 399w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_41761-201x300.jpg 201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A thick iron patch was attached to the front, using hand forged iron rivets<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4179.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3254\" title=\"IMG_4179\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4179.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4179.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4179-264x300.jpg 264w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Skimmer measures 25-1\/2&#8243; long and has a diameter of\u00a09-1\/4&#8243;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4188.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3255\" title=\"IMG_4188\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4188.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"592\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4188.jpg 399w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4188-202x300.jpg 202w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A combination of iron and copper rivets were used to attach the\u00a0&#8220;Y&#8221; shaped reinforcement patch to the back<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4190.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3256\" title=\"IMG_4190\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4190.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"457\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4190.jpg 399w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4190-261x300.jpg 261w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Heavy brass skimmer made by an English\u00a0metalsmith in the mid-1800&#8217;s. 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