Vintage could be older hand made and beaten copper jug this lovely little item could be by Hugh wallis unfortunately no makers mark lovely patina 7 cm tall 5 cm round at base
 
Copper has been hand-beaten for many centuries in various cultures and for a variety of purposes, including:
 
Gregorian Copper
 
P.R. Gregori founded the company in the garage of his parents' home in Capistrano Beach, California. He designed and hand-beat copper products using large sheets of copper and acid baths. 
 
Purepecha Indians
 
The Purepecha Indians of Central Mexico have been making copper items since pre-Columbian times. They used copper found in local mines to make weapons and domestic implements. 
 
Newlyn Industrial Class
 
In 1890, artist John Drew Mackenzie and other artists founded the Newlyn Industrial Class to teach unemployed fishermen how to work with copper. They specialized in repoussé work, a technique where the material is hammered on the reverse to create designs. 
 
Tambat craft
 
This traditional Indian craft process uses manual shaping and beating, including a process called MatharKaam, where indentations are hammered into the copper surface. 
 
Copper has been used by humans for over 10,000 years. It was first used in coins and ornaments around 8000 B.C., and copper tools helped civilization emerge from the Stone Age around 5500 B.C. 
 
Some ways to identify antique copper include: 
 
Looking for a maker's mark
 
Checking for hammer marks, which indicate that the item was hand crafted
 
Looking for handmade rivets on the handles
 
Noting that handmade pans will not sit perfectly flat