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Title: vintage grey metal bowl
Post by: sugarcube5419 on March 20, 2013, 09:51:37 AM
good morning all,

i seem to remember seeing these when i was younger but now i wonder what kind of metal the bowl is/  live in mn and can tell you it gets cool just sitting in the room--has many bands around the bowl,

also has smaller bowl

use/  can you eat from them or put produce on them to eat/  any idea of age or value/  what metal for sure///

thanks for your time
Title: Re: vintage grey metal bowl
Post by: bigwull on March 20, 2013, 10:16:58 AM
they look like aluminium...and yes you could eat from them, or display fruit, what are the dimensions......
Title: Re: vintage grey metal bowl
Post by: sugarcube5419 on March 20, 2013, 10:28:16 AM
hi big wull

the large one is 10 inches round--the small one is 5 1/2'

60's -- 70's?

Title: Re: vintage grey metal bowl
Post by: sugarcube5419 on March 20, 2013, 02:02:24 PM
if i post twice please excuse

while cleaning up the bigger bowl I found this...but i still can't find him or info

any help/
Title: Re: vintage grey metal bowl
Post by: mart on March 20, 2013, 06:04:33 PM
Spun aluminum but can`t read the name !!
Title: Re: vintage grey metal bowl
Post by: sugarcube5419 on March 23, 2013, 07:32:56 PM
just wondering if anyone can read this name, what should be simple is not
Title: Re: vintage grey metal bowl
Post by: mart on March 23, 2013, 08:40:27 PM
Did you post another pic ??  If so it didn`t show up !!  I don`t think that name is the maker of the bowl but still can`t read it on above post !!
Title: Re: vintage grey metal bowl
Post by: sugarcube5419 on March 24, 2013, 02:12:58 PM
thanks mart
Title: Re: vintage grey metal bowl
Post by: mart on March 24, 2013, 03:09:45 PM
I still can`t make sense of that name !! 
Title: Re: vintage grey metal bowl
Post by: bigwull on March 24, 2013, 03:20:14 PM
you,ll probably find that its the name of the owner of the bowl,....not the maker,.....
Title: Re: vintage grey metal bowl
Post by: sugarcube5419 on March 24, 2013, 03:28:15 PM
The last three letters are ktg i think--plus what do you make of the numbers underneath/

Title: Re: vintage grey metal bowl
Post by: KC on March 24, 2013, 03:40:54 PM
Aluminum bowls!!  Agree must be owner's (at one time).

You can mix with them but Don't cook in them!  They are slightly pitted and the heat will allow aluminum to leech into your foods - not good!
But mixing and using them is perfectly fine.

Use them all them time and used them when chef!
Title: Re: vintage grey metal bowl
Post by: sugarcube5419 on March 24, 2013, 04:27:15 PM
thx all again--i'm thinking they both will look quite smart on top of my pantry...they cleaned up quite nicely and may be in retirement mode
Title: Re: vintage grey metal bowl
Post by: mart on March 24, 2013, 04:32:36 PM
Seems like they came in sets of three,, sm, med, large !! Too lightweight for much except fruit or such !!
Title: Re: vintage grey metal bowl
Post by: bigwull on March 24, 2013, 04:37:56 PM
Aluminum bowls!!  Agree must be owner's (at one time).

You can mix with them but Don't cook in them!  They are slightly pitted and the heat will allow aluminum to leech into your foods - not good!
But mixing and using them is perfectly fine.

Use them all them time and used them when chef!
We have an aluminium pot.thats so big..you could probably bathe a newborn infant in it...we use it for make Scotch Broth, Kale,.."a Scottish Veggie soup"..made using a ham shank for stock...I also make Borsch..on occasion...this pot has been with me for the last 30 years, it gets used during the winter months,its pitted, scored ,and has the odd dent...but...it won,t be getting scrapped anytime soon.....
Title: Re: vintage grey metal bowl
Post by: sugarcube5419 on March 24, 2013, 05:24:01 PM
going with I hope there is no stupid question, but what makes the bowls/metal seem  cold to the touch--
Title: Re: vintage grey metal bowl
Post by: bigwull on March 24, 2013, 05:35:41 PM
Stupid Question!! ;D....
Title: Re: vintage grey metal bowl
Post by: KC on March 24, 2013, 06:09:51 PM
THey are metal!!!!  Your hand/nerve endings are temperature sensative - so it detects the difference between your inside body temperature and your outside skin temperature. Metal is a conductor and reflects the temperature it is in.  When your skin cools down touching the object the little "nervites" are sending coded messages to your brain that you're touching something cold. Thus the object must be colder than your hand to feel cold and be able to conduct the heat away (thus metal conductor) for you to feel cold!  Tah Dah!!!

Title: Re: vintage grey metal bowl
Post by: bigwull on March 24, 2013, 06:14:10 PM
In other words...the Tah Dah!....probably can roughly be translated into Dundonian speech....meaning.. ya Numpty!!.... ;D