What is copper used for?
Clocks and Watches: Your watch band or an old clock might be made out of copper
Boat bottoms: The bottom of a boat might be copper to keep it from sinking
Guns: Copper on a gun might be just for decoration or certain parts of the guns may be made of copper
Wire : Copper wire was used for conducting electricity
Pipe: Copper was used to make pipes
Navigational instruments : Copper might be used for decoration or parts of instruments
What was copperas used for?
Copperas was a lubricant used in factories to lubricate machinery
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.
This page was last updated December 2001.
Clocks
and Watches: Your watch band or an old clock might be made out
of copper
Boat
bottoms: The bottom of a boat might be copper to keep it from
sinking
Guns:
Copper on a gun might be just for decoration or certain parts
of the guns may be made of copper
Wire
: Copper wire was used for conducting electricity