In article <0b82c9cf-fa1b-4890-8a6d-96dad9f1b8c5@m7g2000prd.googlegroups.com>,
Daniel Palmer <danpalmer129@yahoo.com> wrote:
>I am refinishing an old tool chest that had a brass latch and key. Any
>ideas on where I can look for a replacement? Failing that, any
>suggestions for cleaning up the old one? Thanks
Cleaning is no biggie -- accomplished with NOXON, or BRASSO, and judicious
amounts of elbow grease in combination with tincture of time.
a google (or froogle -- www.froogle.com) search for 'antique brass chest
hardware' should provide some vendor sources.
There are a lot of sites that offer reproduction brasses and hardware:
to get started: http://www.horton-brasses.com/
Philski
"Daniel Palmer" <danpalmer129@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>I am refinishing an old tool chest that had a brass latch and key. Any
> ideas on where I can look for a replacement? Failing that, any
> suggestions for cleaning up the old one? Thanks
"Daniel Palmer" <danpalmer129@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>I am refinishing an old tool chest that had a brass latch and key. Any
> ideas on where I can look for a replacement? Failing that, any
> suggestions for cleaning up the old one? Thanks
Vandykes.com ?