Mr. Moran
You may wish to contact the Museum of the Northwest Fur Tarde in Chadron, Nebraska. They have a large collection of fur trade items. I don't remember any copper kettles off hand but then it has been a very long time since I visted the museum.
T W Moran wrote:
> Dear list members,
> I am engaged in research in the construction of copper kettles used in
> the early North American Fir trade 1570's to 1750's.
> One anomaly that we are looking at is the pot edge being rolled inward
> around the wire rather than outward.
> Would those of you who have kettles in your collections have any such
> kettles in your collections?
>
> Thank you
> T.W.Moran
>
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