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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 8101380, member: 8267&quot;]I should clarify, and &quot;mass produced&quot; may have not been the best choice of words. I did not mean the pieces were churned out by European style machines. But they appear to have been made in multiples, either cast or stamped, which requires specially made molds and dies. They would have then been finished by hand, which would account for the variations.</p><p><br /></p><p>My point was that they do not appear (to me) to have been made specifically for this object. I can envision a basket full of such fittings at the local market, which could be bought and applied to a variety of items.</p><p><br /></p><p>On an older piece, I would expect the brass elements to be individually cut from sheet brass - which these do not appear to be.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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