Hardware for the English country kitchen
The hardware on a country kitchen is the last thing chosen and the first thing seen. A note on choosing brass for...
Three vocabularies. One Birmingham workshop.
Founders, 1740. Guild, 1890. Forge, 20th century. Three eras of Birmingham brass, made today by a single craftsperson, start to stamp.
FOUNDERS · 1740
The Georgian vocabulary.
A fluted ‘melon’ knob on a four-pointed backplate. Sand-cast in solid brass. Named for Turner’s Brass House, Birmingham’s first.
GUILD · 1890
The Arts & Crafts vocabulary.
A faceted octagonal knob on a hammered hexagonal backplate. Sand-cast, hand-hammered, finished by hand. Named for the Birmingham Guild of Handicraft, 1890.
FORGE · 20th c.
The Industrial vocabulary.
A reeded ‘beehive’ knob on a concentric stepped backplate. Sand-cast, then CNC-lathed to micron precision. Birmingham’s industrial heirs, made exact.
FINISHES
Three finishes. Held in stock in Birmingham.
Same solid brass core. Three distinct surfaces. Each finish is applied by hand at our workshop and held in stock for next-day dispatch.
Living
Polished Unlacquered Brass
Unsealed. Bright on day one, soft amber by year five. Patina is the point.
Stable
Aged Brass
Pre-aged by hand. Deep, settled bronze tones from the first install.
Sealed
Satin Brass
Brushed, then lacquered. Warm gold that holds its tone for years.
“Specifying Winfield & Turner is specifying English brass at its source. Nothing about the spec sheet needs translating.”
Studio Founder, LondonCountry house project, Cotswolds
FOR DESIGNERS & ARCHITECTS
Direct dialogue with the workshop.
Trade pricing for accredited studios and architects. Free physical finish chips, mounted on card. Samples credited against project orders. CAD blocks and specification sheets on request.
THE JOURNAL
Field notes from the workshop.
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