[Sca-cooks] Brass & Copper Pitchers

[Avraham haRofeh of Sudentur]

> 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.

Nope, sorry. Lady Liberty was NOT chemically patina'ed - she was bright
shiny copper when she first stood in New York Harbor. She's acquired her
green coat naturally - it doesn't take very long, given the moderately high
acid level of the rain in Metro New York.

Avraham

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Reb Avraham haRofeh of Sudentur (formerly of Ostgardr)
     (mka Randy Goldberg MD)
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