SIGNED BERKS CO., PENNSYLVANIA PUNCHED TIN ON SHEET-IRON COFFEE POT, soldered two-part body with applied gooseneck spout, reinforced strap handle, and hinged domed lid with brass finial, raised on a flanged foot, each side decorated with a tulip flanked by flowers in an urn-form vase, having three chain bands below. Stamped "M. UEBELE" on top of handle. Circa 1840. 10 7/8" HOA, 5 7/8" D base.
Very good overall condition with expected wear, handle with a dent to top, rim slightly loose, spout opening with bending and a short split at seam, spots of corrosion to interior, possible solder reinforcement under lid, finial sits slightly askew.
Literature: Parallels Garvan - The Pennsylvania German Collection, Philadelphia Museum of Art, p. 152, fig. 51.
Provenance: The collection of the late Theodore "Ted" and Alvina Breckel, Oley, PA and Winnetka, IL.
Chris A. Machmer, Philadelphia (PA) University Hospital Show, 4/9/1988.

Very good overall condition with expected wear, handle with a dent to top, rim slightly loose, spout opening with bending and a short split at seam, spots of corrosion to interior, possible solder reinforcement under lid, finial sits slightly askew.