My first thought: pelvis (considering the circumstances), but:

pelf:
Wealth or riches, especially when dishonestly acquired.
[Middle English, from Medieval Latin pelfra, pelfa, probably from Old French pelfre.]

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Interesting, these German artisans (German, as a quality mark?). In Germany there also is sung a bawdy song about a wandering coppersmith repairing women's pans with his little hammer.

Wilfried