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bdcain

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mini art deco bronze shelfs?
« 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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Re: mini art deco bronze shelfs?
« Reply #1 on: October 13, 2012, 07:57:40 am »
 individual close ups
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Re: mini art deco bronze shelfs?
« Reply #2 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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Re: mini art deco bronze shelfs?
« Reply #3 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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Re: mini art deco bronze shelfs?
« Reply #4 on: October 13, 2012, 10:31:07 am »
pic of mark  and chipping?
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Re: mini art deco bronze shelfs?
« Reply #5 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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Re: mini art deco bronze shelfs?
« Reply #6 on: October 13, 2012, 10:58:39 am »
Hand done with what?...a drill perhaps!
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Re: mini art deco bronze shelfs?
« Reply #7 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
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Re: mini art deco bronze shelfs?
« Reply #8 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
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Re: mini art deco bronze shelfs?
« Reply #9 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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Re: mini art deco bronze shelfs?
« Reply #10 on: October 14, 2012, 01:08:19 am »
Cast aluminum seems much more likely.
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Re: mini art deco bronze shelfs?
« Reply #11 on: October 14, 2012, 09:13:24 am »
Yes and aluminum was quite popular during that era !!
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