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<p>[QUOTE="wlwhittier, post: 4472825, member: 76316"]Those are <i>not</i> repro. Full stop.</p><p><br /></p><p>Age is relative...but they were made to be...and were...used to hold logs in a fire place. Might easily be latter half 19th C. Many, if not most of them that survive this long are badly eroded and warped by fire, unlike yours.</p><p><br /></p><p>I suspect they're American; if any of those square-head bolts or their nuts are loose, you could measure the thread diameter & pitch to confirm or deny my supposition.</p><p><br /></p><p>They are Very Nice...and I wish <b>I</b> had found them. Good Work![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="wlwhittier, post: 4472825, member: 76316"]Those are [I]not[/I] repro. Full stop. Age is relative...but they were made to be...and were...used to hold logs in a fire place. Might easily be latter half 19th C. Many, if not most of them that survive this long are badly eroded and warped by fire, unlike yours. I suspect they're American; if any of those square-head bolts or their nuts are loose, you could measure the thread diameter & pitch to confirm or deny my supposition. They are Very Nice...and I wish [B]I[/B] had found them. Good Work![/QUOTE]
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