Duny-P Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 You can see a antique Spanish wrought iron collection here (photos and texts): English:Le blog de Jean P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 Lots of interesting items, but kind of a PITA to view the pictures. If you are into old locks the first gallery has a few. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan Owen Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 Oh my gosh- these are beautiful! Thank you so much for posting these pictures; each one is fascinating. (to me, anyway) I could look at this work for hours on end- if only they could talk, think of the rich stories we would hear! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyGeorge Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 Quite a collection. Lots of interesting items in there. I agree with Susan. I enjoy looking at old work, also. Thanks for posting the pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Turley Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 (edited) I'm blown away by the collection, and I'm thankful that some of it has been shown to the public. I have a special interest in Hispanic iron, being the co-author of "Southwestern Colonial Ironwork" recently re-printed by Sunstone Press. So far, I've glimmed about three quarters of the photos, but if one is taken by the work, they require repeated looks and further study. I notice that if you click on a photo, you get an exploded view. Fortunately, architectural hardware is more collectible than 3,000 pound gates and grilles. Some of my suspicions have been confirmed. Thumb latches are of the "Norfolk" style, not the "Suffolk." The reverse internal views of the chest locks are not too unlike the Mexican ones that I've seen. The same may be said for strap hinge finials. For serious students of this style, Byne & Stapley wrote a book, "Spanish Ironwork" in 1915. In 1993, the Museum at Teruel, Spain, published "De lo Edited December 1, 2009 by Frank Turley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clinton Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 wow this is awesome there is a guy asking for help on door knockers some nice ones in here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bentiron1946 Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 Thanks for the wonderful resource of Spanish iron work. Lots of great work. Puts a whole different idea on the importance of the blacksmith. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cross Pein Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 Great Stuff - lots of inspiration there. Bookmarked. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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