STORY
All brass jewellery charms & motifs are stamped from brass (nickel & lead free) sheets and manufactured from original vintage patterns by predominantly hand crafted family owned companies in Germany, Czech Republic and France dating back to the early 1900s. A few of these companies still survive today and manufacture original vintage style stampings.

Care of:

Brass will naturally darken (called a patina) as it ages. You may like the antique it creates however if you want to bring the piece back to a shiny brass simply:

Boil 1 cup of water, set aside until warm. Then add a tblsp vinegar and drop of washing up detergent. Combine all ingredients in a jar & gently shake for 30 seconds. Dry on a paper towel.

Antiquing:
Use a stabilised liver of sulfur to create an antique finish for your brass metals. (i.e. unplated)

WHY WE LOVE WORKING WITH BRASS AND YOU WILL ALSO!

• Brass is highly durable
• Brass is polished easily
• Brass is corrosion resistant
• Brass is green: a highly machinable material which makes it
  able to be accurately manufactured with less scrap, less rework and less
  energy than other materials. Products made from brass generally have
  good “cradle-to-grave” characteristics as not only do they show good
  durability but brass is also readily recycled at the end of the products
  working life.
• Brass is lead and nickel free
• Brass has a soft muted honey colouring, which makes it the most complimentary of all metal finishes.

“Making good jewellery is made up of three basics…good materials, good tools, and good techniques.”

35mm
with loop at the back
original vintage