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Antiques By Arthur H. Schwerdt All Ikil ..I

All glitters may not be gold, but if it's an antique, it sure can be valuable. Copper, brass, bronze, aluminum and chrome have all been used over the years to make decorative objects as well as those functional items which many people use decoratively in today's homes. The local antiques. shops have a good number of these glittering metal objects for sale, and they are worth the trip. And with so many priced below book value, worth the investment, too. COPPER IS the oldest of these metals. It was being mined some time around the end of the stone age. Ancient people saw it as previous, and used it for decorative purposes, in jewelry, and in religious ceremonies. Bronze is an alloy of copper and tin. Tin deposits are often found in great quantities in the same areas where copper is mined. The discovery of bronze some 4,000 years ago was more than likely an accident. but still the Bronze Age is seen as the dawn of civilization. BRASS IS an alloy of copper and the mineral zinc. Zinc is related to tin. and the discovery of brass was also probably an accident. Although brass and 1 bronze are quite distinguishable to us. they were often confused by early man, and 1 for a long time they were 1 used interchangeably, '« sometimes being called by ' the same. name. I The brass mentioned in the Bible, for instance, was < rflore than likely bronze 1 COPPER AND brass ( soon found their way into 1 general household use I Copper, with its easy malleability and ability to t conduct heat, was popular t in the kitchen as pots. pans. 5 kettles, dippers, strainers V and ladles c Today, many people are using copper pots, and c 'molds and utensils and 1 displaying them in the 2 kitchen. • 2 Copper is toxic, however, and is always lined with a some other metal for c cooking a BOTH COPPER and ii brass were used for other r purposes in the home: oil c lamps, candlesticks, bells, scales and bed warming ii pans a The brass door knocker ti became something of an 1 art Nineteenth Century knockers make a great col-, a lectible, too. a They're something of a e challenge to find, but the r designs are really fascinating p For a long time, the shell n and the vase were the most p common designs, but later n in the 19th Century the d designs became more elab- a orate and we begin to see o lyres, lions, eagles. Egyp- b tian motifs, etc. b BRASS FURNITURE hardware of the 19th Century was also made in s| fabulous patterns, and it's 0 a great find to discover an oj old piece of furniture with 01 the original knobs and " handles. n<

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Brass was a popular metal for decoration during the late Victorian and Edwardian periods. Look for brass bird cages, planters, wall brackets, grates, railings and trivets from this period, as well as oil lamps and figurines. WE CAN'T finish talking about brass without mentioning some of the fabulous work in this metal from the orient. Intricate cloisonne ( roughly pronouced "clah-zon-AY"') comes to mind immediately. Cloisonne involves taking, a brass piece (vase, bowl, tray), and attaching a wire mesh (sometimes silver wire) in, a complicated design, and then filling the mesh with colorful enamel. The results are dazzling. Local shops have some good examples of cloisonne for sale at excellent prices. BRONZE HAS always been the favorite metal of , sculptors. Whether on figurines for the home or monuments for public places, the details always seem so life-like in bronze. The familiar green tarnish actually enhances the details and protects the metal. Bronze with greater copper content polishes to a dark, rich greenish gold and was used for many decorative household items, particularly lamps. Because it was not yet mined here in America, much of our copper and its alloys, brass and bronze, were imported from Most of the time, items were imported readymade. but some craftsmen did import the raw material to make their own products THERE WERE few braziers in this country in the early 18th Century, but Jersey's own Caspar Wistar ( of glass fame ) was of them He was making brass and copper items as early 1725. including andirons and pieces for horse-riding and carriages. Aluminum and chrome modern metals and we don't think about them as antiques But some old items made from these e t-a^l s make great colfectibles. ALUMINUM was first isolated in 1825, and made available to the public at the Paris Exhibition in 1855 Look for hammered aluminum pots, platters and candlesticks as early examples of work in this metal. CHROME IS actually processed steel. Mostly made for industrial pur poses, it became a favorite metal for making furniture during the Art Deco period after WW I. Old car hood ornaments have also become a popular collectible recently NEXT WEEK: The real stuff, silver ?nd gold. ( Arthur Schwedt. co-owner of The August Farmhouse, Route 9 in Swainton. invites questions c/o this newspaper. )

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