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    Posted 13 years ago

    Rucko
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    It's 1850-1900 victorian. It weighs about 80-85 lbs. It could have had a marble top ,but I think somebody had it set up for glass. If anybody knows more about this ,please let me know , thanks.

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    1. stefdesign stefdesign, 13 years ago
      If I had to guess, I'd say it might have been a Victorian tree guard. Perhaps it once had a circular bench attached.
    2. Rucko, 13 years ago
      it's not up side down ,if you look a little closer you'll see the little suction cups on top for a glass or stone top. I have been searching just about every antique , fence , outdoor furniture, tree gates & cast iron sites & have not found anything that even comes close to this design . I even have a few antique dealers scratching their heads. If anyone knows of a web site or other information please let me know. Thanks .
    3. AmberRose AmberRose, 13 years ago
      How tall is it? You seem to consider it tall enough for a sit down table? Just looking for all the clues to figure it out.
    4. AmberRose AmberRose, 13 years ago
      Also, where do you live? USA? Europe? If USA...North, South etc. again, different places had their quirks so I am just trying to add to the picture.
    5. Rucko, 13 years ago
      AmberRose, it's a suitable size to sit at, and we are in Central Florida.
    6. Rucko, 13 years ago
      it's 29 inches tall add an inch or so with a top, 17 inches wide at the bottom & 27 inches at the top & it has 6 sides and adjustable legs . there weren't any chairs or top with it. I am also in central florida which is where I got this piece from but I don't think it was here too long because there is hardly any rust. thanks alot for your help.
    7. Rucko, 13 years ago
      i'm going to have it sand blasted & powder coated & then i'll probally sell it.
    8. trubblemakr, 13 years ago
      looks like a patio table stand to me, those things that look like suction cups look like metal to me and they probably the feet
    9. trubblemakr, 13 years ago
      looks to me like its upside down, might have been a fancy surround for a little trash can? they didnt have suction cups in the 1800s did they? not to afix glass or table tops im pretty sure
    10. Rucko, 13 years ago
      the pic on the right is the bottom ,those little metal things are adjustable feet. the suction cups are in the pic on the left. No they didn't have them in the 1800s,they had something else to put between the stand & a top to prevent scratching or other damage. Thats the way i found it ,but not a bad idea for a glass top.
    11. Rucko, 13 years ago
      Yes that's what I was thinking . somebody took 6 panels and welded them together but they did it good . I just wonder why I can't find this design anywhere else. Like you said it could be from a stairway , I was looking at fences or garden ornaments, but nothing close to this. Thanks Rob
    12. Rucko, 13 years ago
      Thanks again Rob, that was very helpful.
    13. Knifeguy, 13 years ago
      I'm with Robin, I believe it's a fancy victorian baluster. I really don't think it's been welded as cast irion is very difficult to weld.

      Regards

      Another Robin
    14. Rucko, 13 years ago
      i'll put up a new pic , I'm pretty sure it's welded . i've read some articles about arc welding cast iron in late 1800s before that they were forged.
    15. Knifeguy, 13 years ago
      Do a closeup of what you think are welds. Cast iron was poured into a mold not forged.
    16. Rucko, 13 years ago
      i just added another pic you might have to zoom in a little look where the red arrows are.
    17. Rucko, 13 years ago
      the welds were forged by hand.
    18. Rucko, 13 years ago
      it is hard to weld cast iron but not impossible ,i've seen it done on engine blocks a few times.
    19. Knifeguy, 13 years ago
      You're right about it being welded but not about being forge welded. Forge welding is done with heat in a forge and pounded with a hammer.
    20. Rucko, 13 years ago
      right this looks more like arc welded.
    21. Knifeguy, 13 years ago
      Looking carefully at the pictures, it looks like the pieces that are at right angles are also welded on. If this is the case I think it may have been made up from an early "window railing". They used to put a mini balcony railing around upper windows in bigger victorian homes.
    22. Rucko, 13 years ago
      Yes that's right , i forgot about that . thanks for your help, i appreciate it alot .
    23. walksoftly walksoftly, 13 years ago
      There are three methods that can be used to join cast iron, there is brazing with a torch, identifiable by the brass colour of the filler material, second is again with the torch, but with a bare cast iron rod & powdered flux, this filler material can be identified by colour match to the cast that it is joining. The final method is arc welding, this utilizes a rod with a high nickel content, so the weld will be bright nickel coloured. It is would be difficult to say when the welding was done as these welding techniques were all developed at the beginning of the 1900's. Although major advancements to the arc welding process have been developed in the last fifty years.
    24. michelleamieux michelleamieux, 13 years ago
      I would surmise an umbrella holder placed on the elegant veranda entrance, so that the water did not ruin the fabulous hardwood floors?? That's my impression....Mich

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