ARTS AND CRAFTS
The Arts and Crafts movement
dates from approximately 1880-
1920. Reactionary to the Indus-
trial Revolution, the movement
emphasized handmade over
mass production, with a focus on
simple forms and clean lines,
natural materials, and original-
ity. Inspiration was taken from
Shaker, Mission, and Japanese
styles.
ART NOUVEAU
Most popular from about 1890 -
1910, the Art Nouveau
movement was inspired by
natural forms and structures,
primarily the curved lines of
plants and flowers. Stylistic
influences include Pre-
Raphaelism, Arts and Crafts, and
Japonism.
CLASSIC COLONIAL
Solid, honest, hand-forged, and
durable are words that define
American 'Colonial' style
hardware. Handmade by
blacksmiths, American colonial
hardware designs were as
unique as the maker, and styles
and motifs were influenced by
the styles in the countries that
they and their forebearers left
behind. Typically dated from
about 1700-1760, the American
colonial style has had many
revivals, and similar style
hardware is in use even today.
EASTLAKE
Considered part of the Victorian
and Queen Anne styles, the
Eastlake Movement dates from
about 1870-1880 and was
founded by Charles Eastlake,
who felt that the furnishings and
decor in people's homes should
be made by hand or machine by
workers who took pride in their
work. The geometric design
features (spindles, ornaments,
relief carvings, and incised lines)
were made to be reproducible,
affordable, and easy to care for.
© 2021 Dr. G’s Brasshole All Rights Reserved Photos and names used with permission.
We invite projects for custom work,
and stand by our motto of 'by
artists, for artists'. If you don't see
some hinge or hardware in our
offerings but can see the project in
your mind's eye, that's reason
enough for us to get started.
Successful custom projects like the
ones pictured here are something
in which we take great pride. We
would be pleased to help you
create that unique, impossible-to-
find, period-accurate hardware
that would help your next project
truly soar. Contact us to discuss
bringing your vision to reality.
Dressing Glass, c. 1790-1800
Studebaker Miniatures
www.studebakerminiatures.com
Leather Portfolio, c. 1760-1790
White Horse Studio
www.whitehorsestudio.com
Designed for the scale miniaturist, our brass hinges are
etched, hand folded, polished, and finished. Each pair of
hinges is crafted from at least 8 mil brass (unless otherwise
noted) for sturdiness and stability. Fasteners are included with
each pair of hinges and are not lacquered. Most pieces are
offered in a bright brass and a blackened finish, and we are
busy working to perfect additional custom finishes/patinas.
An extra fee applies for finishes other than bright brass -
please check in our Etsy shop for prices and availability (link
at bottom of this page).
CUSTOM HARDWARE
NAILHEADS
Our nailheads in round and
square pyramid shapes are small
metal dots that you can use to
simulate nails in projects where
you just can’t (or don’t want to)
drill a multitude of holes. Ideal
for use as nailhead trim on
furniture, button tufting, nails on
trunks and cases, the list is
endless!
TOOLS
We now offer some of the unique
tools that we realized we needed
for ourselves but had a tough
time finding: micro-tip
screwdrivers that fit with our
scale screws; tweezers with ultra-
fine tips that fit through our bail
posts; drill bits sized to match our
fasteners and a pin vise that holds
them tightly.
FASTENERS
We offer a few types of fasteners,
all in solid brass and custom-
made for us and exactly in scale
with our hinges and hardware.
Precisely machined for a
consistent size, our fasteners,
screws, and bail posts look great
when installed on 1:12 furniture
because they are the right size
and are uniform part-to-part.
BOOK JEWELRY
Book clasps date as far back as
the 12th Century, and range from
simple leather straps to ornate
metal clasps and corners. Clasps
and corners were used not only to
hold the books closed, but also to
protect the leather or velvet book
covering. Our brass clasps (that
really work!) and corners are sized
for use on most 1:12 scale books.
HARDWARE
This category is for much of the
non-hinge hardware we make, in
all styles. Currently we offer
escutcheons and push-plates,
and we’ll be adding more variety
as inspiration (or requests) strike!
TRUNK & CASE
HARDWARE
Steamer trunks, portfolios, train
cases, briefcases - if you’re
making it, we have the hardware.
Many of the items in this
category began as hardware for
miniatures classes in Castine, ME
and Williamsburg, VA.