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Equipment |
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This be where I display all me gear. I do try to keep equipment that were used in the 18th century. Since I be not a rich man, I cannot afford to use gear that is actually 200 years old, and I would not use such anyway, fer such a treasure belongs in a museum where it can be preserved. So I do the best I can with things that LOOK like they be from the 18th century and I always be searchin' fer documentation that does show that me gear be correct for the period. |
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Cast Iron |
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Cast iron were widely used in the 18th Century. Skillets, bake-kettles (later called Dutch ovens), and spiders (skillets with legs) were found in every kitchen. Now, I must confess that my cast iron collection is not entirely historically correct. Most of it be gifts from family and freinds and the designs date from the late 19th and early 20th century. |
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This is my collection of cast iron when I returned home after a year's voyage. Some of it were not stored as it should be, which is why some of it be rusty. Properly seasoned cast iron be black and shiny. |
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Coffee Pot |
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In the 18th Century, coffee and cocoa houses were the centers of the avant-gard (no, it wasn't invented by beat-nicks in the 1960s or corporate franchise in the 1980s). No ship or camp, in any century, be worth a darn if ye can't offer yer mess-mates a hot cup-o-cheer. Now, findin' an 18th Century coffee pot can be a bit of a challenge. Sure and ye can look on my links page for General Merchandise and get the same pot that every re-enactor and his mum has on his fire, but I think I have found one that be unique yet historically correct. |
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My coffee pot |
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18th Century Antique |
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The antique shows that a coffee pot with a hinged-lid, handle, and spout is historically correct. The copper and lack of engraving on my pot be more authentic fer a home of my means. |
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