Tin Foundry

Tin, a raw material, has been extracted and used for centuries; it played a very important role in Bronze-Age Europe. Tin is fused with copper in order to produce bronze. Up until the 19th century, the guild of "Kannegeters" was widely spread out. But tin casting gradually disappeared with the appearance of cheaper products.

Hameln’s collection includes examples of almost all the useful devices made out of tin – plates, keys, cans, flasks, lamps, spoons, hot-water bottles... The information next to it tells of the town and guilds history, in which it seeks to include and represent every tin-casting workshop in Hameln at that time.