An assortment of domestic and decorative metalware fashioned from copper and brass, primarily featuring items produced in the mid-20th century. The collection includes a large copper-bodied coal scuttle? of tapering form with a pedestal base, fitted with a brass overhead handle and a wire mesh insert. A brass spirit kettle on a stand is present, decorated with etched floral motifs and a turned wooden handle, resting upon a black-finished tripod stand with a central burner. The group also features a tall tapered copper jug with brass banding and a brass bed warming pan? with a long turned wooden handle. A circular copper tray is included, featuring a crimped rim and a central etched map of the Isle of Wight, inscribed with the text Isle of Wight and The Garden Isle. A large decorative brass bellows nozzle? or horn is embossed with a sailing galleon design. Smaller items comprise a copper basket with lattice-work sides, two miniature copper pails, a small copper kettle, and a copper shoehorn. A circular brass tin features an embossed lid with a central griffin device and the word GRIFFIN in a rectangular cartouche. A small brass paper knife? is also present.
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