posted on May 18, 2005 07:22:16 AM
Hi cash (may I call you cash?) ...
are those solid brass? VERY nice lookin'~ ... whether they are or not {solid}, we'd say those should be listed as Victorian Eastlake knobs. listed under Antiques/Architecture/Hardware
posted on May 18, 2005 07:42:13 AM
You're welcome CashClaude ... (about the condolences too ... that kinda thing is never easy).
I have a hard time myself being positive if something is brass or bronze ... but i HAVE sold those kind of doorknobs before, and I think I maybe have titled and/or worded it as "brass or bronze" explaining further that I wasn't really sure which they were. ...
btw, type
victorian eastlake doorknob*
into advanced search, in order of price high to low ... take a look and see the completed listings also .... they can bring a pretty penny in.
Maybe get some ideas for your 'title' looking at them, too.
Take care,
Marcia/Ohio
[ edited by estatesalestuff on May 18, 2005 07:50 AM ]
posted on May 18, 2005 09:06:18 AM
Brass or bronze? There's a simple test, but I forget which is which. A magnet will stick to one but not the other. Someone here will know, but you may need to start a new thread asking for the "brass or bronze test."
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posted on May 21, 2005 02:41:20 PM
Brass or bronze? There's a simple test, but I forget which is which. A magnet will stick to one but not the other. Someone here will know, but you may need to start a new thread asking for the "brass or bronze test."
___________________________________a magnet will not stick to either one, yes brass is more yellow and bronze is more redish
posted on May 21, 2005 04:08:12 PM
I simply called it brass, and listed one pair to see how they do. I still don't have a $1 bid, but I've got 14 watchers
posted on May 21, 2005 04:51:48 PM
And you probably won't get a bid either. Until the last 15 seconds of the auction. That's when the interior decorators will try to beat each other to death with their wallets. Pour a tall cool one, sit back, and enjoy.
A $75.00 solid state device will always blow first to protect a 25 cent fuse ~ Murphy's Law
posted on May 21, 2005 05:23:04 PM
OK, people! I was wrong and you were right. I googled this "topic" and found the following (3 things about brass, the last one about bronze) ~Adele
Repair/polish brass - Topic Powered by Infopop
... No it's definitley brass. Took a magnet to it and no attraction. Also forgot
that it was seperate piece by itself. So I took it off and looking at the ...
nawcc-mb.infopop.cc/eve/ ubb.x/a/tpc/f/5746044581/m/8821018231 - 99k - Cached - Similar pages
Brass Shopping
... When shopping for brass, take along a magnet. If the magnet sticks to the item
such as a lamp base, it is not real brass. If the magnet falls off, ...
www.bobvila.com/TipLibrary/Subject/ Decor/Miscellaneous/1109-Brass_Shopping.html - 17k - Cached - Similar pages
Brass_Facts
... with a magnet - a refrigerator magnet will do. Solid brass is not magnetic.
If the magnet sticks, the item is usually steel or cast iron, with a brass ...
www.baltimorebrassworks.com/Brass_Facts.html - 78k - Cached - Similar pages
Bronze Decorative Accessories at An American Antique Adventure by ...
... Statuary bronze may have as little as 10% tin. Bronze has greater detail than brass. A magnet will not stick to bronze.
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posted on May 21, 2005 06:25:49 PM
sparks, re "And you probably won't get a bid either. Until the last 15 seconds of the auction. That's when the interior decorators will try to beat each other to death with their wallets. Pour a tall cool one, sit back, and enjoy."
Is it your impression also that this is happening more and more lately? I was accustomed to, on the morning that an auction was going to end, being at a level where I would feel that the auction was guaranteed not to be a disaster. Then, if I got a good pop at the end, it was high fives all around. No pop, and it was at least acceptable. Nowadays, I have auctions at 1/3 to 1/2 of what I was hoping for in the morning, and usually they move along later, but much later... and not always.
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