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Landry Copper Shop at Rocky Hill
IVIodern-day coppersmiths are turning out lighting fixture replicas from history. Using handmade tools and 16th century techniques, they are creating handcrafted collectors? pieces with skills acquired through the years.
D. H. and Thelma Landry and her older brother also make a variety of items, including old world street lamps for indoor or outdoor use, many other types of authentic lighting fixtures, fireside match holders, hanging kitchen ladle sets, copper bowls, and a variety of other decorative items. They even make a ?Rocky Hill humbug? of solid copper in four sizes.
Where is Rocky Hill? It?s five miles north of the Kiln, and if you still don?t know where that is, it?s in Hancock County north of Bay St. Louis.
Moving out from Bay St. Louis to this rural setting last year, these Coast Electric Power Association members came to enjoy life and their chosen work.
As children of a talented mother, Mrs. Landry and her older brother grew up ?on the backside of the Depression? in Bay St. Louis in an old family home. They were encouraged
to use their imaginations to make book-ends, pencil holders or whatever they could make from old tin cans using tin snips.
Soon they were going to books for designs and learning what the designs meant. Her brother got more serious about it and spent some time in the Lea Circle Library in New Orleans studying classical designs. They did custom design work for a while, but she later married, raised a family and went into public relations work.
With their interest in design and craftsmanship renewed, they are now turning out replicas of authentic lighting fixtures from history. The detail is carefully researched and each item is handmade, including hinges and latches.
Lanterns, fixtures, sconces and chandeliers are unique. Finished work is initialed by the craftsmen, dated, and special messages can even be inscribed on gift items.
Standard UL approved candle type electric fixtures are used and items can usually be fitted with electric bulbs or candles. Solid copper lanterns come in satin, buffed or verdigris finishes, while steel fixtures are finished in flat black or antique red.
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Producing copper items by hand is almost a lost art today, but they enjoy creating the unique items almost entirely by hand ? completely alien to the way most things are now mass-produced. Each lantern usually takes 8 to 10 hours to make.
There is a certain fascination in researching old designs and patterns to Mrs. Landry and her brother. Their grandfather was a doctor and an engraver in New Orleans, and they still have some of his old copper plate engravings.
One of the most interesting replicas is the Paul Revere lantern, which was made in the 18th century. It holds a candle, reflects like a flashlight, and was likely used to signal when the British came.
An Early American lantern hung in 18th century homes, while a French Colonial replica was found in all French colonies.
Mrs. Landry has exhibited their handiwork at several arts and crafts expos at the Rivergate in New Orleans and along the Coast. There is a growing demand for the original handmade items our forefathers once used.
Landry?s Copper Shop is located al P. 0. Box 311, Kiln, MS. 39556.