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Title: mini art deco bronze shelfs?
Post by: bdcain on October 13, 2012, 07:52:11 AM: hi any info on these cant find another set anywhere
ps i think they are gorgeous!
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Post by: bdcain on October 13, 2012, 07:57:40 AM: individual close ups
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Post by: mart on October 13, 2012, 08:16:43 AM: Don`t think they are bronze !! Look like heavy aluminum !! Bronze would likely have a foundry mark and shelves are not usually made from it !! Get a magnifying glass and look closely for an impressed mark on back side or bottom areas !!
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Post by: bdcain on October 13, 2012, 09:56:55 AM: ahh says mitchell canada now off to googleland
maybee they are copper ?there seems to be what id call flaking maybee they where bonzed?
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Post by: bdcain on October 13, 2012, 10:31:07 AM: pic of mark and chipping?
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Post by: bdcain on October 13, 2012, 10:35:10 AM: and a close up of machining tip of basket shelf looks hand done?
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Post by: bigwull on October 13, 2012, 10:58:39 AM: Hand done with what?...a drill perhaps!
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Post by: bigwull on October 13, 2012, 11:01:51 AM: Quote from: bdcain on October 13, 2012, 09:56:55 AM
ahh says mitchell canada now off to googleland
maybee they are copper ?there seems to be what id call flaking maybee they where bonzed?
you can,t help but love this place...what with fogged brains, and finger malfunctions... ;D
Title: Re: mini art deco bronze shelfs?
Post by: bdcain on October 13, 2012, 11:02:46 AM: yes a drill but without a jig maybee on a table or lap looks like its done after casting very primitive considering all other effort put into piece.
I have emailed the current company on production date cheers
Title: Re: mini art deco bronze shelfs?
Post by: mart on October 13, 2012, 01:59:45 PM: Since tht tip was cut and is same color all the way through,, I would say it is cast aluminum !! May have had a coating of some sort but not likely bronze !!
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Post by: ghopper1924 on October 14, 2012, 01:08:19 AM: Cast aluminum seems much more likely.
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Post by: mart on October 14, 2012, 09:13:24 AM: Yes and aluminum was quite popular during that era !!