The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1885-03-29
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sustained s'isn'ioB, Q strong .rni. snd q sur,
eve srs ns-s&-avy. ~ tho part. thar Or. 20 b~
IN hixh fslisf must b. hammered ovsr often
anil f,voibiv. thsy would bs-oms thin. AMI
would bs hseiy 90 spllt or break away. N the
strokes we're not 90 gwen ~ 90 conduct the
particles Of tho mstai from ths edges. whers
strength 10 not nssd-i. into Tho parts ~
ersntsr s.ric:gra. importance. wnsn leaf IL
formed it Il no longer Of uniform thickness.
u has been treated precisely NJ . sculptor
would treat 10 In modelling 10 out
Of q sheet OF wax. only with Infinitely
moro labor and with o much greater applica-
zion % ts:hnlcal skIli. Vein. and all tho finer
relie!s are next produced by the use Of an In
strumsnt called q recln:lc. which. when struck
with the hammer. springs back against tho
surface 10 bs ornamsn;ed. The final touches
arc given with files and ra-ps
Sa, ~ ms rs I: ~ not alter Az ne most dimeu,
q owsr s@sry mad. "s sep ar .aT e" to
weld Al those together the object must BE-
brought perhaps twenty, psrhaps a hundred
hammered together. without losing the forms
that have been given 10 them. and 80 that tho
two pieces together or to unite them
are always visible they are seldom made
use OF IN fine work. A. everybody knows. even
no longer sb Ss ,"o % 1% ann rnx mas is
Easy TO imagine how much discretion and how
much decision are needed In this operation. II
wrought iron work owes Its charm. 1t is that
which gives 1t q human interest which does
The lamps. trays. salvers, kc.. OF hammered
copper. brass. or silver that are to be seen In
TALLY the same way a: hsmmsrsd HI from n" except except
mat mat peinE 81 a more duc,ie material. the
Snd "a 1hs a o
have 70 be dispeH sed with. shallow fishes and md
20 tort RI ARE, are worked on = Yielding ana elastic
decorating the outside OF q cup or vase with
hammer marks. tho object Is first filled with
with the working q iron and many women are
IL ru % and
however. mostly. done by men, when they ars
not eleetrotyped from nature. The little Japan
sGss and other rssaa,
are stamped out by the million in B,rmingham
whanoe they are exported even to japan. They
not really OF Japanese Workmanship.
We have lea nsd much OF late from the jap.
anese. Specimens Of the clumsy. shiny, heavy
with in plenty but fash ION now demands lighter
ana more artistic Workmanship and the EN-
t 81 thr vsry vsn 60 S M
YER and gold are roughensd or discoorcd or
a. Mads iriis 9, by the use Of the oow-plpe
i,Iks, rcd ,,' q frssn Or ysIisw: SH xrsst
the applicaton Of all this ornament. Our
workmen have comparatively little sense OF
though they sometimes cory nature very close:
X. they se dom succeed in adapting its forms to
tournament. When they in vent anything, on the
othrr hand A., y is nearly sure 10 be somethng
tsss aaa i'm
Ing .umps q metal which 70 some sxtent still
are the pride OF so many American housewives.
comes from passrsSn; n J.; the SsHppsr ana So
But a quantity OF work IN copper, iron. and
bras, Is dop Nsw fhoUs u the French
credited with having introduced the iron hall
LAMPS LAMPS and brackets; and these are sold IN some
That are o, M earhy ase In moderu h ousss
such as tron.bound TRUNKS and caskets. arc
sa sSS as T
:rehi,e Get mou!dings. are made In New York
Small brass and bronze foundries are
quantity Of work. very little OF which is orig.
final. Some Of the large concerns send men
comics OF every new design that is likely 20 DO
popular. rs soon as II Is to DO had. These
statuettes and the like are sawn into portions.
so that castings may bs made of them the more
easily. and are atterward put together again
and sold for more than they cost, while tho en-
market with copies and hns nothing to pay for
designing or modelling. The smaller founders.
and some ofthe big ones. steal whatsyer they
can lay hands on ~ the way Of q model; and
when man gets out anything original he
expects 70 sell at the best only u few thousand
copias before the work is appropriated by his
rivals; In most cases these latter make their
ton makes ike enough to bronze to satisfy
their customers. They can DO sold at
Ing. which adds so much TO the expense OF
small ornamental brass and bronze castings Is
dispensed With In those cheap reproductions.
Nothing e too big too little for those thieves.
They, will steal the design Of n paper weight.
and they would cory the Barth2di statue. full
could lind q market for IL.