Aluminum
Aluminum was more expensive than gold or silver until the 1850s. Jewelry and other small objects were made of the valuable metal until 1914, when an inexpensive smelting process was invented. When chemists discovered how to refine bauxite to get aluminum. In 1900, aluminum became cheaper and some thought it was poisonous and contaminated food. By 1910, companies were making aluminum cooking pots and aluminum pieces became a popular wedding gift in the 1920s. Hand-hammered aluminum and modern pieces made by industrial designers like Russel Wright and Lurelle Guild are popular.
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strkey:aluminum (Aluminum | Silver, Pewter, Brass, Copper, Chrome & Other Metals Price Guide) eBay Auctions
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Category Pattern or Item Description Year Priced Aluminum Bank Lights Oblong Bases, Card Holder, Impressed, Wendell August Forge, 1940s 2012 Aluminum Basket Knot Handle, Hammered, Pansy Design, 1940s-50s, 11 x 9 In. 2012 Aluminum Bowl Cover, Pea Pod Design, Forged, Everlast, 6 3/4 x 4 1/2 In. 4 Piece , 2012 Aluminum Bowl Cover, Trivet Ring, Magnalite, Wagner Ware, 2 Qt., 9 In. , 2012 Aluminum Bowl Fruit, Art Deco, Concave, Hammered, Pedestal, Buenilum, Buehner-Warner, Germany, 9 1/2 In. 2012 Aluminum Bowl Fruit, Embossed Grape Design, West Bend, 14 In. 2012 Aluminum Bowl Salad, 6 Colors, Marked, Bascal, 5 3/8 In. 6 Piece , 2012 Aluminum Bowl Tricorner, Stamped, Nambe, 11 x 5 In. 2012 Aluminum Bread Box Knob Handle, Slide Door, 17 x 16 In. 2012 Aluminum Dish Cover, Hammered, Flower & Fruit Design, Handles, Marked, Nasco, Italy, 8 1/2 x 3 1/2 In. 2012 Aluminum Dish Cover, Tripod Stand, Don Drumm, 10 x 13 In. 2012 Aluminum Dish Scalloped Edge, Embossed Flowers, Deco Handles, Rivets, 15 1/2 In. 2012 Aluminum Figurine Eagle, Concrete Base, Painted Mustard, 22 x 16 In. 2012 Aluminum Ice Bucket Bail Handles, Footed, Tommi Parzinger, Italy, 12 3/4 x 8 1/2 In. 2012 Aluminum Mixing Bowl Set Embossed Edge, 1960s, 9 1/2 & 6 1/4 In. 5 Piece 2012 Aluminum Mixing Bowl Rolled Rim, No. 5246, Wear-Ever, 17 1/2 x 7 1/2 In. 2012 Aluminum Salad Servers Twisted Handle, Wrought & Riveted, c.1940, 14 In. Pair 2012 Aluminum Server Penguins, Hot & Cold, Globe Shape, Brown Handles, West Bend, 8 x 11 In. , 2012 Aluminum Serving Bowl Cover, Hammered, Black Knob & Handles, 2 Qt. 2012 Aluminum Bowl Biomorphic Shape, Brushed, Hammered, Signed, Bruce Fox, 1950s, 11 x 3 In. 2011 Aluminum Bowl Leaf Shape, Handles, Arthur Court, 1970s, 28 x 10 In. 2011 Aluminum Bowl Wheat Pattern, Ring Handles, Cover, 7 In. 2011 Aluminum Box Oriental Style, Green, Gold, Silver Handle, Textured, Scrolled Base, 1940s, 7 x 4 In. 2011 Aluminum Candelabrum 2-Light, Nambe, 9 1/4 In. Pair, 2011 Aluminum Casserole Cover, Hammered, Pressed, Fruit Design, Nasco, Italy, 8 3/8 x 4 1/2 In. 2011
