Company who can make matching antique drawer brass handles

[Rob_H]

I'm looking for a company who can make brass drawer handles of an antique appearance to match some I have on an 18th century chest of drawers. I know there are companies who specialise in this sort of thing. I have a Georgian chest of drawers with three handles missing and although the handles are later than the chest they are still period handles.

 

[JWF]

Try these people. I have used them recently and found them very helpful with good service to boot

John

www.optimumbrasses.co.uk

 

[Dodge]

Marshall Brass just outside Norwich have looked aft er me very well in the past - They have their own foundry and if you send them a handle they will be able to make replicas of it.

http://www.marshall-brass.com/

I have also used Suffolk Brass in the past but not for a long time although what they did form me was good as well.

Rog

 

[maltrout512]

Both the above my Dad and now myself have used with good service.

 

[tomatwark]

Have you looked at Martin and co

They may have something in their range.

http://www.martin.co.uk

Tom

 

[Eric The Viking]

I had some cast, about 25 years ago !

Regarding matching them in, once you get them back, clean up the castings, if they need it, polish, then bury them in the garden for a month or so. When you dig them up, wash them off then re-polish. The patina isn't perfect, but it will be better than bright shiny new.

Years ago, I know someone who used to make 'Antique" pub mirrors by exactly that method. They sold loads.

Incidentally, the ones I had done were just sand cast using an original as the pattern. It worked, but lost quite a lot of detail on the pulls (the plates were reasonably OK). I think it would have been better to do lost wax in a better mould, although probably more expensive.

I bet there's an expert on 'ere though...