On Tuesday the 12th September 1758, Pue’s Occurrences published an advertisement for Mountrath Ironworks who’s foundry was located in Church Street, opposite the Church Gate, Dublin. Over 50 years later, during 1810, a descendant...
On Saturday 4 April 1741, the Newcastle Courant newspaper published two notices concerning the foundry at Skinners Burn, Newcastle. It appears that the foundry at Skinners Burn had been in existence for some years...
John Smith II worked at the The Archimedes in Ludgate Street from 1716 to 1730. At some time he was at the Archimedes & Three Golden Prospects (probably the same shop with a refreshed...
William Billinge married Mary Harper in 1795, so he was born perhaps around 1770. No record of his birth can be identified, but the name Billinge was common in only two parts of England,...
Materials: cast lead. Dimensions: height (incl. finial) 13.5 cm / 5 ¼ in, length 13.5 cm / 5 ¼ in, width 10.2 cm / 4 in. Place of Origin: Bristol, England. Date: ca. 1830....
Material: Leaded bronze. Dimensions: Height: 7 ¾” (19.8cm), Rim diameter: 7 ½” (19cm), Bowl depth: 3 ½” (9.2cm), Capacity: 3 ¼ pts, Handle: 9 ¼” (23.5cm). Place of Origin: South Petherton, Somerset, England. Date:...
Welcome to the new version of the Antique Metalware Society website. Regular users of the website will notice several improvements and enhancements, the main difference being the inclusion of a gallery of items, described...
