Author: ANON.- COPPER VESSELS.- metal poisoning.-
Title: Serious reflections on the manifold dangers attending the use of copper vessels, and other utensils of Copper and Brass in the Preparations of all such solids and liquids as are designed for Food to Human Bodies: In a Letter to a Friend.
Description: London, Printed and sold by M. Cooper, in Pater-Noster Row, 1755. 4to. Small woodc. vign. on printed title. Dull grey 19th c. paper covers. [A4 - D4]. (32 pp.) (A1) [half title] and D4 verso some soiling.). (D2-4 a few chips.). Blake, STC 18th. c., p. 415: "Copper is certainly a beautiful ductile metal....it is frequently used to very improper purposes; nay always is so, when form'd into vessels to be adapted to the end of preparing our food." (This publication, pp. 6-7): The author discusses the effect of copper and verdigris on food, the vessel brought in contact with a.o. water, milk, vinegar, sugar, etc.

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