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    Posted 13 years ago

    huey
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    not sure what these are but they look like smelting pots with a ladle
    the small pot fits unto the larger pot.the larger one is about 8 in across

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    1. mrmajestic1 mrmajestic1, 13 years ago
      I believe this to be exactly that, a smelting pot. This looks to be a plumbers lead pot. The small pot fits in the larger one and the larger one is placed over a flame. I don't know enough about this to say if the larger pot is filled with water, but I do know these are still manufactured.

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