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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;clutteredcloset49, post: 71991, member: 85&quot;]I think you need to familiarize yourself with different styles of furniture and note what was used on each particular style.&nbsp; What materials were used.</p><p>Frequent antique stores and museums, check out the materials used and ask questions.</p><p>If you really want to get into it, look at the differences in how screws and nails were and are made.</p><p><br /></p><p>Look at what is being offered today as replacements.&nbsp; Materials being used.</p><p><br /></p><p>Just as a general thought. Really old hardware will have been hand made. Craftsmen of old took pride in what they made.&nbsp; Details were there.&nbsp; Today it is mass produced and time is not spent in the finishing details.&nbsp; The exception being very high end furniture.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m not sure if this is the kind of answer you are looking for or if you have something more specific you are after.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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