Modern or modernist brass tray

Discussion in 'Metalware' started by nifflertreasures, Feb 1, 2020.

  1. Hello, I bought this brass platter or whatever it is at the local thrift shop. It is made of brass or copper, hand forged with a silver soldered on rim, and 3 ball shaped feet. There are no markings that I can find. Online research has me thinking this is MCM or modernist, probably made by a hobbyist. There are some patches of discoloration and verd de gris, and the bottom side has had a coat of wax or something else applied, not very well, as I can see rag marks and fingerprints in it. I am wondering if it would be best, considering I plan to sell it at some point, to polish this thing, or to leave it alone. BTW, I attended art school and learned metalworking and jewelry design, so I have the skills to clean this thing up and redo the patina, just wondering if I should leave it alone, and also what it might be worth. Any advice, suggestions, and observations welcome, thanks. Resized_20200131_174717(1).jpg Resized_20200131_174703(1).jpg Resized_20200131_174629(1).jpg
     
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  2. Fid

    Fid Well-Known Member

    JMHO. leave as is. would beautifully go with a 1950s kidney table. for fruit.
     
  3. springfld.arsenal

    springfld.arsenal Store: http://www.springfieldarsenal.net/

    Wash, de-wax, re-wax, walk away.
     
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  4. Fid

    Fid Well-Known Member

    which will cost you about half its value when listing.
     
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  5. springfld.arsenal

    springfld.arsenal Store: http://www.springfieldarsenal.net/

    But don’t FID-le with it beyond that!
     
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  6. Thank you for the advice everyone. I will leave it alone for the most part. Does anyone have an idea of value or age? I paid all of $3 for it so I don't have much invested.
     
  7. springfld.arsenal

    springfld.arsenal Store: http://www.springfieldarsenal.net/

    No idea on market value, but if u get a number in mind let me/us know, I’ve been known to buy metal objects now and then. Pic shows trailer loaded from last Thursday’s adventure on other side of town. 789580DC-4E00-4765-A71E-E7F75F580C48.jpeg
     
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  8. wow! Sweet horizontal mill. Could make some awesome knife blades with that if so inclined.
     
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  9. springfld.arsenal

    springfld.arsenal Store: http://www.springfieldarsenal.net/

    I almost dropped the iPad when u correctly ID’d the green Nichols mill as a horizontal mill! I really thought everyone here would mystified. I found the operator’s manual online and was surprised to learn that apparently every function of this mill, except spindle rotation, is driven by compressed air devices.
     
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  10. Ha ha, yeah, we used to have a Sheldon brand horizontal mill that came with USAF markings. Yours looks much nicer.
     
  11. Fid

    Fid Well-Known Member

    how sweet ! is that the pushcart for collecting metals in the nearby villages ?
     
  12. Fid

    Fid Well-Known Member

    PS. real fid-ling goes like this:
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    gearbox without CNC groundplate 5 metric tons.
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    full-metal shaft without mixing elements 7.5 tons, with elemets 12 tons.
    sagging in center by net weight 7 to 10 millimeters.
     
  13. springfld.arsenal

    springfld.arsenal Store: http://www.springfieldarsenal.net/

    Funny thing, mine has Hewlett-Packard-packard property tags on it. Coincidentally I spent at least an hour fighting with my inexpensive HP printer trying to print out the mill’s operator manual I had downloaded from the Vintage Machinery site.
     
  14. springfld.arsenal

    springfld.arsenal Store: http://www.springfieldarsenal.net/

    Now Fid, if you think about it you’d probably figure out that it must be pulled, not pushed, but otherwise you are correct, my metal-collecting cart.
     
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  15. Fid

    Fid Well-Known Member

    I see. can you afford a mule or do you pull it yourself?
     
  16. springfld.arsenal

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    Mule.
     
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  17. springfld.arsenal

    springfld.arsenal Store: http://www.springfieldarsenal.net/

    But look, the good news is that the financial world has decided to ignore coronavirus after a few days of worry, and everywhere things are snapping back to where they were.

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  18. Fid

    Fid Well-Known Member

    which has what consequences ? is the antique market recovering or the scrap metal market ?
    when I look at the exchange rates of certain currencies it might still take a while till we're back to normal.
    certainly the US is doing better with their closed frontiers than the EC does.
     
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