Turkey Turkish Ottoman Antique Gilt Tombak Coffee Tea Pot 7

  

Diameter of bowl: 7.3 cm. Some age and use wear. Lower edge of base and to top of spout. Crack (tear) to top of spout ca.

As it is spelled in. May be added for colouration. In older use, the term may apply to brass alloy with a zinc content as high as 28%-35% The term tombak is derived from tembaga , an. Tembaga entered Dutch usage concurrent with their.

Likely, the term was used generically to describe Indonesian high-copper brass items, including. It is one of the very few.

Modern CuZn15 DIN: CuZn15 ; UNS: C23000 ; BS: CW 502L (CZ 102) ; ISO: CuZn15 - tombak with a. Colour, very good for cold forming, suitable for pressing. Modern CuZn12 (not standardized) - same characteristics and applications as CuZn15, slightly different colour. Modern CuZn10 DIN: CuZn10; UNS: C22000; BS: CW 501L (CZ 101); ISO: CuZn10 - similar characteristics and applications as CuZn15 und CuZn12, noticeable reddish colour.

Modern white tombac - CuZn10 that is zinc content 10%, with trace arsenic. Modern enamel tombac or emailler tombak - an alloy of 95% copper and 5% zinc, suitable for enamelling, therefore the name. Ure notes the following forms of tombak in widespread use during the time the text was published (1856).

Copper 82%, zinc 18%, lead 1.5%, tin 3%. Copper 82%, zinc 18%, lead 3%, tin 1%. Copper 82%, zinc 18%, lead, tin 0.2%. And fittings: copper 80%, zinc 17%, 3% tin.

For gilt ornaments: copper 85%, zinc 15%, trace% tin. Tombac: copper 85.3%, zinc 14.7%. : copper 90%, zinc 7.9%, 1.5% lead.

: copper 97.8%, zinc 2.2%. Piggot states the brass used for.

In England was composed of copper 74.5%, zinc 25%, and lead 0.5%- which would make it a tombac according to Ure. Piggot's own definition of tombak is problematic at best: red brass or tombak as it is called by some, has a great preponderance of copper, from 5 ounces of zinc down to 1/2 ounce of zinc to the pound sic: copper? The item "TURKEY TURKISH OTTOMAN ANTIQUE GILT TOMBAK COFFEE TEA POT 7" is in sale since Wednesday, March 23, 2016. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Decorative Collectibles\Tea Pots, Sets".

The seller is "woltrussia" and is located in tel-aviv-yafo, default. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Country/Region of Manufacture: Turkey