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Antique Victorian Quality Copper Helmet Coal Scuttle
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Antique Victorian Quality Copper Helmet Coal Scuttle

19th century
Description

Antique Victorian quality copper helmet coal scuttle having a shaped carrying handle with a shaped quality copper helmet coal scuttle and a brass handle to the back.

Physical Dimensions
Height
45cm (17.72")
Width
28cm (11.02")
Depth
37cm (14.57")
Declaration

Rebecca Sarah Antiques has dated this Copper Helmet Coal Scuttle to the 1880s.

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SA1188383
Dealers Internal Reference
735
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Description
Antique Victorian quality copper helmet coal scuttle having a shaped carrying handle with a shaped quality copper helmet coal scuttle and a brass handle to the back.
Height
45cm (17.72")
Width
28cm (11.02")
Depth
37cm (14.57")
Date of Manufacture

Rebecca Sarah Antiques has dated this Copper Helmet Coal Scuttle to the 1880s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1188383
Dealers Internal Ref
735
Rebecca Sarah Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Jun 2019
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A Victorian copper helmet coal scuttle featuring an overhead loop handle, rear lift handle, and brass riveted mountings on a circular stepped base.
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Archive I A Victorian copper helmet coal scuttle featuring an overhead loop handle, rear lift handle, and brass riveted mountings on a circular stepped base.

Antique Victorian Quality Copper Helmet Coal Scuttle

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Telephone 07789 374912
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Suffolk
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A Victorian copper helmet coal scuttle featuring an overhead loop handle, rear lift handle, and brass riveted mountings on a circular stepped base.
Antique Victorian quality copper helmet coal scuttle
Ref: SA1188383
A Victorian copper helmet coal scuttle featuring an overhead loop handle, rear lift handle, and brass riveted mountings on a circular stepped base.
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Cataloguer’s note

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  • ObjectCoal Scuttles
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialCopper, Brass
  • ColourWarm Copper
  • MotifsHelmet spout, Overhead loop handle, Brass riveted mounts, Stepped circular base
  • SizeH 45 cm (18 in) x W 28 cm (11 in) x D 37 cm (15 in)

This antique Victorian coal scuttle dates from 1880 and takes a traditional helmet form with a shaped pouring spout. Made from warm copper with brass fittings, the piece displays visible hand-beaten hammering marks across the body, aged verdigris around the riveted brass mounts, and a distinct circular stepped base. Additional visible details include an overhead loop carrying handle secured by brass plates and a smaller lifting handle at the rear. Measuring 45 cm high by 28 cm wide and 37 cm deep, the scuttle suits placement on a fireplace hearth in a rustic farmhouse setting to hold coal or logs.

FAQs

A helmet coal scuttle is a fireside metal container contoured like an inverted military helmet, designed during the Georgian and Victorian eras for holding and tipping coal into open hearths.

Victorian coal scuttles were typically crafted from sheet copper or brass, joined with rivets, and often fitted with cast brass handle mounts and reinforced rim bases.

Authentic pieces generally display hand-riveted joints, heavy gauge sheet metal, authentic surface patination, and cast brass handles with historic wear around fixing points.

Positioned beside a log burner or open hearth, a copper coal scuttle serves as practical storage for kindling or firewood, or can be used as a decorative indoor planter.

Dust metal surfaces regularly with a dry cloth, and apply specialized copper polish sparingly if a bright finish is desired, avoiding harsh chemical cleaners that remove aged patina.
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