Antique S Sternau Copper Tea Coffee Pot Teapot Kettle Burner Stand 10"

Description

Antique Art Deco S. Sternau & Company copper tea kettle with bird spout and black wood grip and finial, set on a four legged chafing stand with burner. Burner marked with a different logo.

"S. Sternau & Co. of Brooklyn, New York, was a renowned New York-based company founded in 1866 by Samuel Sternau. S. Sternau & Co. was a pioneer in producing high-quality metalware, including chafing dishes, tea sets, and coffee pots. The company's products were highly sought after, and their coffee machines, in particular, were a symbol of luxury and sophistication in households across America. The company discovered what became known as Sterno - a brand of jellied denatured alcohol sold in and meant to be burned directly in its can. Discovered around 1900 as a byproduct of the nitrocellulose manufacturing process, Sterno is made from ethanol denatured by adding methanol, water, and an amphoteric oxide gelling agent, plus, in recent decades, a safety dye that gives it a characteristic pink color. The methanol is added to denature the product, which is intended to make it too toxic for consumption. Designed to be odorless, a 7-ounce (200 g) can will burn for up to two hours. In 1918, it promoted its Sterno Stove as being a perfect gift for a soldier going overseas." (Wikipedia / Asianstar Machining / Period Bath Supply Co)

Condition

Wear from age and use, tarnish / oxidation, finish loss to handles.

Dimensions

7.25" x 6" x 10" (Width x Depth x Height)