Antique Judaica Nyc Lower East Side Hand Planished Hammered Tea Set Coffee Pot

  
HAND PLANISHED HAMMERED TEA SET/ COFFEE POT. During the Great Immigration at the turn of the century, over 2 million Jewish men, women and children sought refuge from the hunger, poverty, tyranny and political turmoil of their native countries. Coming from Central and Eastern Europe: Poland, Russia, Lithuania and Ukraine, our parents and grandparents passed through Ellis Island and settled into crowded tenements on New York's Lower East Side. Website of The Lower East Side Restoration Project.

We have been in contact with the above organization and they verify that our tea/ coffee set was. Very likely made by eastern European, Jewish. Immigrants brought their metalworking skills with them from the old country and produced such.

If you go to the afore-mentioned website you'll find a. Remarkably similar tea pot there. Type in:'Tall Hand Planished Copper Tea Pot'.

Version of their pictured one. It is extremely rare to find this full set of tea pot, creamer, sugar bowl and serving tray. Overall the set shows wear. Commensurate with age and could be polished should one.

Desire a more shiny finish. Has a few small dents toward the bottom but that may only. The pieces are made of hammered brass with copper'nails' and are tin-lined. The pot stands approximately 10" and the creamer and sugar containers 5". The tray is just over.

Note: as we were photographing, the tiny wire pin that holds the flip top onto the creamer fell. We couldn't find it! We put it back together with another little piece of wire we had handy. You want to put in a different bit of wire.

With this set you will own a piece of history, it is truly special! We always spend a bit more to ensure your item's safety. We'll always let you know if there are unavoidable delays. FEEDBACK: When you receive your item, please take a few moments to provide wonderful feedback to Serendipity303 and we will respond in kind!

The item "ANTIQUE JUDAICA NYC LOWER EAST SIDE HAND PLANISHED HAMMERED TEA SET COFFEE POT" is in sale since Friday, August 28, 2015. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Decorative Collectibles\Tea Pots, Sets". The seller is "serendipity303" and is located in Littleton, Colorado. This item can be shipped to United States.