Powder coating is a modern painting process whereby dry powdered paint is applied to a bare metal object and baked on in a high-temperature oven. It’s a common method of finishing everyday objects and is increasingly being offered as a finishing option for hand-forged ironmongery.
Application of the powder is by spray gun. There are two […]
The Regency period is the last part of the Georgian era between 1811 and 1830, when George IV was first Regent, during the mental incapacity of his father, King George III, then monarch after the King’s death. Architecturally it used elements of the earlier Georgian styles but often on a more grandiose scale, witness the […]
The Shakers were a religious sect evolving from the English Quaker movement founded by Mother Ann Lee in late 18th century Manchester, England. Following persecution she emigrated to America with some of her followers and founded the first Shaker village in 1774.
They believed in simplicity in all things and that if something was well made […]
As the name suggests, the Suffolk latch originated in the county of Suffolk in the East of England. It predates the similar Norfolk latch but differs from it in that the thumb piece or thumb plate, the lever that passes through the door and raises the latch bar, or lifter, off the keep, passes through […]