ChatterBank0 min ago
those brass door plates thingies
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Autosol (from a motor shop) is brilliant stuff and recommended by some conservationists for brass. Or a solution of citric acid (used in wine making I think). 1/2 oz. to a pint of hot water. Swab the solution on to the metal. Leave for a little while and then rinse it off.
But I don't know what the plate is called!
zmudge - That's interesting, I have a few books on Victorian & Edwardian houses & accessories. The articles on 'plates' only show/read Door Plates & Kick Plates. Never thought of Trolley Plate.
I shall now Google to find a wider picture of the ones you menton, unless you could furnish me with the details of where you found your suggestions.
I got the impression that this plate was fixed to the floor not the door. If it is only as wide as the door is thick it would be a 'Threshold Strip'. It sounds like it extends out more, so 'Threshold Plate' would be more applicable.
If the lacquer has been baked on you could try paint remover, some hardware shops sell brass cleaning and lacquering kits.
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