3 Results: border hinge in Western Australia

Once upon a time, in the early 1900s, someone took some sheet steel, and with some hard work and brute force, turned that high carbon steel into an industrial cupboard / set of lockers. Now, a century later, that cupboard is still here, as an example of craft work / industrial steel work that now borders on folk art. The piece has five thick steel doors on protruding hinges, set with hinge plates that could stop a rhino charge. The doors are perforated at the mid end to sheath a protruding flan

grass hinge border with multiple heads

This tin was made in the 1950s. The tin is approx 30cm X 20cm, hinged on the right side. The lid has a yellow border over a red base, but the principle graphic is a Yorkshire Terrier with a big bow. It's a cute dog, but I happen to think the dog looks pretty cranky, which makes the tin even better. The tin has great graphics, no dents, no rust and the hinges are smooth and functional.