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Brass Copper Bronze Mumbai, since 1963

Hastimal Valchand
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Brass, copper and kansa for the home

The pieces a home uses every day: for drinking water, the dining table, the kitchen, the spice shelf and the pooja room.

Drinking water

Copper bottles and jugs for water kept overnight, brass and kansa glasses, and lotas with lids. Copper is for plain water only, at room temperature.
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Copper utensils

The dining table

Thalis, watis and katoris, plates, bowls and spoons, in brass and in kansa, the bell metal that Bengal and Odisha have long eaten from.
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Kansa utensilsDinner and thali sets

Everyday cooking

Kadhais, tawas, handis, idli pots, tadka pans and saucepans in sizes for a family kitchen, with parats, rolling boards and mortars. Brass and copper must be lined with tin (kalai) before you cook in them; your quotation says whether each piece comes tinned.
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Modern cookware

Storage and the spice shelf

Masala boxes, dabbas, roti boxes, ghee and pickle pots, jars and tiffins in brass. Pickles and other sour food keep in brass only when it is tin-lined.
More for storage and the spice shelf

Household utility

Tea, coffee and serving

South Indian coffee filters and davara sets, kettles, cups and saucers, trays, serving bowls and spoons for guests.
More for tea, coffee and serving

Serveware

The pooja room

Lotas and kalash, pooja thalis, katoras, bells and the chamukha lamp, in brass and copper, for daily pooja and for festivals.
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Wedding and pooja essentials

To give and to keep

Urlis to float flowers in, planters, fruit bowls and brass pieces for the shelf, for your own home or as a gift.
More for to give and to keep

Gifting

Ordering for your home

  1. 01

    Note the codes

    Each piece shows its code, and each size its own. Add them to your enquiry list, or write them down.

  2. 02

    Send them to us

    With how many you need of each, by the enquiry form, WhatsApp or phone.

  3. 03

    Get the price

    We reply with the price and how the pieces reach you.

Can I buy a single piece for my home?

Yes. Send the codes and how many you need, even if it is one piece. We reply with the price and how it reaches you. The pieces most homes ask for are on one page.

I am buying for my home. Can I cancel, return or get a refund?

The quotation and order confirmation for your order set out cancellation, returns, replacements and refunds, and who pays freight. Read them before you accept, and ask us about any line you are unsure of. Report damage or a wrong piece to returns@hvmumbai.com as soon as you open the parcel. Nothing in our terms takes away your rights under consumer law.

What is kalai (tin lining), and why is it needed?

Kalai is a thin layer of pure tin wiped over the inside of brass and copper vessels. It keeps food from touching the brass or copper directly. A tinsmith heats the vessel and rubs molten tin over the surface. The lining wears with use and is renewed periodically.

Are your brass and copper cooking vessels supplied tin-lined (kalai)?

Say in your enquiry which cooking vessels you need tin-lined. The quotation confirms which items come tinned and which come plain. Never cook in an untinned brass or copper vessel.

Is kansa safe for food? Does kansa need kalai?

Kansa is widely used without a tin lining for serving and eating: thalis, bowls and glasses. Sources disagree on cooking in kansa and on storing sour food in it. The common advice is to use kansa mainly for serving and eating. Don’t leave sour food standing in it for long.

Gifting