Everyday tools hang from the walls, while wooden cookware and unique salt-glazed pots stand on the tables. The Ironmonger’s shop has a wide range of products – from pins to Bing & Grøndahl porcelain and tools – exactly as it was in 1927.
Please note that until March 23, historical shops are only open on select days.
The interior of S.P. Jepsen’s ironmonger's shop comes from Borris in West Jutland, where the counter and large drawer unit were made in 1908. The business was run by three generations of the Jepsen family until 2004. In 2006, the interior was moved to Den Gamle By.
The ironmonger emerged alongside industrialisation. Almost all goods were now mass-produced, and the ironmonger sold everything needed for life in the modern town. Craftsmen could buy tools, nails, screws and fittings for building homes for factory workers. Families could find blue enamelware, porcelain, glass and other household items for life in the new flats – while children dreamt of tin toys, steam engines and cast-iron play cookers with tiny pots and pans. Toy manufacturers kept pace with industrialisation, quickly producing miniature versions of new products for children to play with.
Enamelled Kitchenware
From the late 19th century, enamelled kitchenware began to appear in people’s kitchens – alongside the new gas cookers. Compared to the traditional brass and copper pots used on wood-burning stoves, enamelled pans, pots and cookware were far more practical. Madam Blå is a series of blue enamel coffee pots produced by the Danish company Glud & Marstrand until 1966.
Open every day from 1 April.
