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passthebottle

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These are quite common finds in bottle dumps but does anybody else bother to drag these home besides me, or maybe I'm just more of a packrat than the rest of you. Don't get me wrong though, the car has to be close by, I won't carry them for miles through the woods.

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Some of the cast iron trivets they sit on are pretty fancy. They just dont make great cast iron like they used to. I try to use some of it around the house when I replace stuff. I'd rather pay $15 for a nice antique cast iron heating grate then buy a stamped piece of crap chinese grate at Home depot. I'll try to take some photos of stuff If I get a chance.
 

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Here is a sad iron I have. My kid uses it to crack nuts...


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A mortise lock on bathroom door. Cast iron allowed a lot of details...

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Even small stuff like cabinet locks were made nice. Back in the days when craftsmanship were important...before the age of walmart...



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you gotta get you some brass screws there Gunther! I love all the old ornate detail found in Victorian and federal fixtures. I always restore them when remodeling or even painting for someone. People are always so surprised what was sitting there buried under 20 layers of paint!
 

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Ya, all I had that small were some galv. need some small better looking ones.
They typically used iron screws because the items were normally painted.
 

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