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Ordinary copper ore from Alderley Edge, Cheshire

Ordinary copper ore from Alderley Edge, Cheshire

before 1889

Two pieces of copper

Two pieces of copper

1790-1819

Three pieces of lacquered copper

Three pieces of lacquered copper

1790-1819

Incense burner, metal, in form of fish, Indian, 19th century

Incense burner, metal, in form of fish, Indian, 19th century

1801-1900

Fibrous copper from a roaster furnace bottom

Fibrous copper from a roaster furnace bottom

Bar of copper produced by Parkes' process

Bar of copper produced by Parkes' process

Ingot of Japan copper

Ingot of Japan copper

Ingot of Japan copper

Ingot of Japan copper

Defective sheet copper too hard to spin into shape

Defective sheet copper too hard to spin into shape

Copper sample, showing a want of malleability

Copper sample, showing a want of malleability

Copper sample, showing a want of malleability

Copper sample, showing a want of malleability

Best selected copper which has been re-melted

Best selected copper which has been re-melted

Copper sheathing from H.M.S. "Indefatigable"

Copper sheathing from H.M.S. "Indefatigable"

Copper from under the pigs of metal from the second running down

Copper from under the pigs of metal from the second running down

Copper from under the pigs of metal from the second running down

Copper from under the pigs of metal from the second running down

Copper from under the pigs of metal from the second running down

Copper from under the pigs of metal from the second running down

Specimen showing corrosion of copper in bilge-water

Specimen showing corrosion of copper in bilge-water

Specimen showing corrosion of copper in bilge-water

Specimen showing corrosion of copper in bilge-water

Specimen showing corrosion of copper in bilge-water

Specimen showing corrosion of copper in bilge-water

Copper for vents of guns

Copper for vents of guns

Copper for vents of guns

Copper for vents of guns

Moss copper produced in the white metal

Moss copper produced in the white metal

Electrotype copper deposited in a stalactitic form

Electrotype copper deposited in a stalactitic form

Specimen of copper cast under water on the Japanese plan

Specimen of copper cast under water on the Japanese plan

Thick strings of moss copper in cavities and surface of ore-furnace regulus

Thick strings of moss copper in cavities and surface of ore-furnace regulus

Bar of copper produced by Parkes' process

Bar of copper produced by Parkes' process

Bar of copper produced by Parkes' process

Bar of copper produced by Parkes' process

Bar of copper produced by Parkes' process

Bar of copper produced by Parkes' process

Bar of copper produced by Parkes' process

Bar of copper produced by Parkes' process

Ingot of Japan copper

Ingot of Japan copper

Ingot of Japan copper

Ingot of Japan copper

Copper ores used at Hafod Works

Copper ores used at Hafod Works

1848

Defective sheet copper too hard to spin into shape

Defective sheet copper too hard to spin into shape

Fibrous copper from a fine metal furnace bottom

Fibrous copper from a fine metal furnace bottom

Best selected copper which has been re-melted

Best selected copper which has been re-melted

Large "rosette" of Swedish(?) copper

Large "rosette" of Swedish(?) copper

Copper sheathing from H.M.S. "Indefatigable"

Copper sheathing from H.M.S. "Indefatigable"

Large "rosette" of Swedish(?) copper

Large "rosette" of Swedish(?) copper

Copper ore from Turkey

Copper ore from Turkey

Copper for vents of guns

Copper for vents of guns

Electrotype copper deposited in a stalactitic form

Electrotype copper deposited in a stalactitic form

Specimen of copper cast under water on the Japanese plan

Specimen of copper cast under water on the Japanese plan

2 Pieces of sheet copper, 4½” x 4½” and 1½” x 1¼”

Pieces of sheet copper

1790-1819

1 Strip of copper, 7½” x 1¼”

Strip of copper

1790-1819

1 Piece of sheet copper 10” x 10”, cut irregular

Piece of sheet copper

1790-1819

Copper inlaid with zinc to produce a brass coloured alloy

Copper inlaid with zinc to produce a brass coloured alloy

Copper and brass inlaid with Zn in the sherardizing process

Copper and brass inlaid with Zn in the sherardizing process

"Bean-Shot" copper. (Sp.G. 8.88). Mid 19th century

"Bean-Shot" copper. (Sp.G. 8.88). Mid 19th century

1830-1860

Copper inlaid with Zn

Copper inlaid with Zn

Copper, Specimen of moss copper on white metal

Specimen of moss copper on white metal