One of the most famous examples of copper’s corrosion is the Statue of Liberty, which, when gifted to the United States in 1885, arrived as a shining, shimmering, amber structure.

With the renaissance of the maximalist, almost shabby-chic aesthetic, copper goods are everywhere. Planters, sconces, bathroom and kitchen hardware (including sinks), jewelry, goblets, and ...

Maintaining healthy and clean copper pans goes beyond just polishing. “In the case of a tinned pan, the solution is to re-tin the pan,” Kohler says.

Treehugger / Sanja Kostic. To naturally clean copper pots and pans, and less fragile copper pieces, cut a lemon in half, add salt to the cut side, and rub gently onto the item.