In article >, "Ophelia" >
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> Sheldon wrote:
> > Omelet wrote:
> >> Sheldon wrote:
> >>> Omelet wrote:
> >>>> Dad's been cleaning out the storage lately and this appeared one
> >>>> day. It's sitting on a cast iron trivet and I'm currently just
> >>>> using it as a stove decoration as it's kinda cute. Too small to be
> >>>> a tea kettle at only 6" across at the base.
> >>
> >>>> Any idea what it's used for?
> >>
> >>>> http://i24.tinypic.com/ehma91.jpg
> >>
> >>> It looks like an old tea kettle converted for use as a vaporizer...
> >>> electric vaporizers weren't marketed until about 1925, by KAZ.
> >>> Previously people created various methods for producing portable
> >>> steam, typically oil lamps were the heat source.
> >>
> >> The holes are very perfect and evenly spaced.
> >
> > That's easy for someone who's handy, especially in thin copper...
> > there are punch and die sets that can easily pierce nice round
> > holes... and locating them is easily done with a paper template.
> > that's simple to lay out with a compass.... just tape the template in
> > place and pierce the holes at the X's... easy to find the center of
> > that lid, just unscrew the knob. Or small pilot holes can be drilled
> > and then there are various ways to very easily open those holes to the
> > desired size. But drilling copper is tricky, it tends to grab, much
> > simpler to pierce holes, as easily as using a paper punch.... most any
> > sheet metal shop will have a chassis punch that looks like an arbor
> > press. Someone who has a small woodworking shop can easily punch
> > holes in thin copper by using their drill press as an arbor press.
>
> But, but, but, she doesn't need to! Her's are already done

<lol>

I'd love to know how OLD this thing is...

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