2-5/8" NEW TIN Temple & Crook Stamped Historic Glue Pot. 1.1mm, 1lb. 11oz. Made in England. Circa 1880s.

According to VintageFrenchCopper.com:
https://www.vintagefrenchcopper.com/2021/09/28cm-overstamped-gaillard-saute-trifecta/

"I would propose that Temple & Reynolds merged with the Crook company sometime between 1863 and 1882, at which point the name “Temple & Crook” came into existence. Several antiques sites identify copper with the T&C stamp as 1870s but I can’t confirm or dispute this without access to primary sources. By many accounts the company was a retailer, not a manufacturer. My guess is that this company followed a similar path as Dehillerin, Gaillard, and Jacquotot: that is, a family workshop with advantageous real estate (in the case of Temple & Crook, a property in the heart of Belgravia, just a few blocks from the royal palace) evolved into a retail storefront sourcing a wide variety of goods from a range of suppliers. Business listings in the early 1900s show the company providing kitchenware and housewares including electric doorbells and lighting. As an “ironmonger,” did the company also make copper products? I don’t have primary evidence either way, though the existence of copper items with the T&C stamp as well as the orb-and-cross of Benham & Froud suggest at least one sourcing relationship."

STAMPED:
-Temple & Croock Ironmongers
Motcomb St. S.W.
-J
-3

DIMENSIONS:
3" DIA - pot
2-5/8" DIA - insert
5-1/2" Tall - with insert
4-1/2" Tall - without insert
7" Length across handle

WEIGHT:
0.77kg
1lb. 11oz.

THICKNESS:
1.1mm

RETINNED and ready to use in your kitchen!

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