Goomba38 wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>
>> I'm with you, Sue. I bought mine in the late 70's. Mom got hers in the
>> early 1950's. All are still in-use. I never thought about a date on
>> them;
>> I'm not collecting the stuff.
>
>
> Same here. I bought mine as a teenager in the late 70s.
> I gave up polishing the copper bottom long, long ago though.
> Goomba

You know, I just cleaned/polished all of mine & that's what made me
think of the stamp on the bottom, since some of them are different than
others. Not just the date, but the actual 'picture'.

Some, especially the 'goodwill' purchased ones, had the worst build up
of tarnish (or whatever) on the copper. Guess what took it right off.
I used an old SOS pad so's it wouldn't have any soap in it anymore
(plain 'fine' steel wool would work just the same) and a nice generous
sprinkle of 'Bar Keepers Friend'. A dab of water and just a little
elbow grease took it right off.