The Jodhpur Heritage — 500 Years of Copper & Brass Craft | Manish Metals

"हर बर्तन में एक कहानी है — Every vessel carries a story."

The City of Metalworkers

Jodhpur, Rajasthan — the Blue City — has been home to master metalworkers for over 500 years. In the narrow lanes of Ghodo Ka Chowk, the rhythmic sound of hammers striking copper and brass has been the heartbeat of the city for generations. This is not a factory. This is a living craft tradition.

The metalworkers of Jodhpur — known locally as Thatheras — have passed their knowledge from father to son, generation after generation. Each artisan spends years mastering the art of hand-forging: heating raw metal sheets, shaping them over iron forms, and hammering them into vessels that are both functional and beautiful.

Manish Metals — Est. 1997

Copper Mart is the retail face of Manish Metals, founded in Jodhpur in 1997. For over 25 years, we have worked directly with the master Indian artisans — not as a middleman, but as a partner in preserving their craft.

Manish Metals is headquartered at Ghodo Ka Chowk, Sojati Gate, Jodhpur — and we work directly with skilled artisans across India. Every piece in our collection is made by skilled Indian artisans with whom we have direct relationships.

The Jodhpur Difference

Jodhpur's metalworking tradition is distinct from other Indian craft centers:

• Hand-hammering (Thokana): Every piece is shaped by hand, never machine-pressed. The hammered texture you see is not decorative — it is the mark of the artisan's hand and strengthens the metal's molecular structure.
• Virgin metal only: We use only high-purity virgin copper and brass sheets — never recycled scrap metal — ensuring consistent quality and purity.
• Kalai (tin-lining): Our brass cookware is lined with 100% food-safe pure tin by our in-house Kalai artisans, using the same technique practiced for centuries.
• Finishing & engraving: Our artisans are known for their distinctive finishing and engraving styles — a regional signature that sets our pieces apart.

जोधपुर की धरोहर / The Jodhpur Legacy

जोधपुर के कारीगर सदियों से तांबे और पीतल के बर्तन बनाते आ रहे हैं। यह केवल एक व्यापार नहीं — यह एक विरासत है जिसे हम Copper Mart के माध्यम से आपके घर तक पहुंचाते हैं।

(Jodhpur's artisans have been crafting copper and brass vessels for centuries. This is not merely a trade — it is a heritage that we bring to your home through Copper Mart.)

Why This Matters for You

When you buy from Copper Mart, you are not buying a mass-produced product. You are buying a piece made by a named artisan, in a specific workshop, in a city with a 500-year metalworking tradition. That provenance matters — for quality, for authenticity, and for the story you carry home.