December 2008
Last day
Posted by on Tuesday, December 23, 2008 in - leave a comment
As of this afternoon we will be closed until January 5th. We always close the week between Christmas and New Years and this year with Christmas on a Thursday we close for just about the maximum amount of time. We will be gone almost two weeks. Wow. It actually may be a little too long. We debated …
More customer work
Posted by on Tuesday, December 23, 2008 in - leave a comment
A common theme at Horton Brasses is customer work. That makes it a common theme here on our little blog. These pics are from John Kappel who has been a regular customer for a number of years. An active member of SAPFM I believe, he is always working on an ambitious project. In this case, the clock …
Customer work
Posted by on Thursday, December 18, 2008 in - leave a comment
This lowboy was inspired by a piece found in the Winterthur Collection in Pennsylvania. It has lovely delicate legs and beautiful carvings. I am pretty fond of the brasses too! Enjoy.
We are nothing...
Posted by on Wednesday, December 17, 2008 in - leave a comment
...if not interested in a little cross promotion. Fine furniture and antiques are our life. When it comes down to it our hardware is just the final piece of the puzzle to complete a project whether a new box, chest, desk, or a 200 year old antique. The following pictures are by David Beauchamp of …
More new products...
Posted by on Thursday, December 11, 2008 in - leave a comment
Here is my press release and a picture: • Circles and squares? Yes. How about ovals? Why not? Horton Brasses is proud to introduce a new classic. Oblong, elegant, ovals-a new twist on an old favorite. When a ring is too round and a square is too, well, square, try an oval. Solid brass forgings …
More customer work
Posted by on Monday, December 8, 2008 - leave a comment
These photos come to me all the way from Juneau, Alaska. This is a necklace case made from solid Oak that uses 30 of our screw in hooks, BH-1. The piece was for the makers wife and I am sure she is thrilled. I am continually amazed by the beautiful objects our customers create. • Live in Alaska …
I love my job
Posted by on Friday, December 5, 2008 in - leave a comment
For many reasons. One of them is the chance to be involved in some small way with the projects our customers create. Sometimes, when we are really lucky, our customers share some pics. In the link below is a kitchen in Philadelphia, PA. I think it is absolutely stunning. All of us at Horton … read more »
I said we had something new
Posted by on Wednesday, December 3, 2008 - leave a comment
And here it is. No link to the webpage yet. They are so new you can't get them online, only over the phone. Let me know what you think.
It's been a while
Posted by on Tuesday, December 2, 2008 in - leave a comment
Without digging in, I would guess its been a whopping 3 years since my last post. I guess that makes the blog a tad dated. But starting today I would like to get this a little more active. You might want to know what we are up to? Well let me tell you a little bit. Horton Brasses is lucky in that …
