[Sca-cooks] Brass & Copper Pitchers

[Patricia Collum]

Is that paint or patina? Copper oxidizes to blue-green and this can also be
done chemically, on purpose. A patina will look like paint, except it will
not be shiny at all and the color will vary across the surface. The Statue
of Liberty is copper-clad with a chemical patina to mimic age.

Cecily
----- Original Message -----
From: "Leah A. Montgomery" <mog_bane at hotmail.com>
To: <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2003 7:38 AM
Subject: [Sca-cooks] Brass & Copper Pitchers


> My husband bought me the most wonderful brass and copper pitcher at a
garage
> sale yesterday for fifty cents. I of course think that it would be perfect
> for using as a water or juice pitcher for events. I of course am also
> thinking that I may be poisoning myself and others if I do. Would it be
> better for me to just set it outside amongst all my plants and go "look at
> my pretty" to everyone? And how do you safely (without pitting the metal)
> remove paint from copper or brass? Some moron decided to make it look old
> and painted it green.
>
>
>
> Leah A. Montgomery
> SCA: Mahvash bint Wahib al Marakeshi called Samira
> Head of Byat Al Hirrar
> mog_bane at hotmail.com
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