I saw this & I liked it so I grabbed it. It is different from other scuttles I've seen. It is made by James W. Tufts which was a very popular company back in the day & made some very nice items for the lower & middle class people to own. This company made some very nice pieces plus some of it is plated, triple plated & quadruple plated. I fell in love with this scuttle when I saw it. It also has a nice shaving brush holder. I think it will clean up more but according to the article on eBay about James W Tufts, it says not to use polish on it or it can remove the plating. This article written by eBay is here:
Complete Guide to James W. Tufts Silver | eBay
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The hot water goes in the bottom part as usual & it also has drain holes in the top for any water to drain back down into.
I love this thing! It has the name Ed Freeman so when I use it I guess I'll just be Ed..........