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Estate Fire Place Set Forged in Iron and Brass by Virginia Met - $225 (Osterville)
Falling Leaf Lane near Acorn Drive
condition:
like new
make / manufacturer:
Virginia Metalcrafters
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We used this set only a few times at our home in Connecticut (it was used more for decoration), but it is in excellent > good as new condition; with virtually no signs of use / wear / tear. The shovel is 46.75" long; the fork is 48" long and the poker is 45.5" long. The set weighs about 12 lbs. and comes with a lovely brass wall bracket and mounting screws (never used). Buyer pays cash (or PayPal) and collects from us in Osterville, (off Bumps River Road > Acorn Drive, right near Cape Cod Academy).
Virginia Metalcrafters was founded on October 6th, 1890, as the W.J. Loth Stove Company in Waynesboro, Virginia, and specialized in manufactured cast iron stoves and wood and coal heaters. In 1938, the company installed equipment for melting brass and other non-ferrous metals and began to market products under the name Virginia Metalcrafters.
The company signed a license with Colonial Williamsburg in 1951 to produce brass and iron reproductions. The company's hand casting and finishing methods were the same as those used to form the original antiques. Williamsburg was just the first of many museum licenses. The company went out of business in 2005. Colonial Williamsburg bought some of the Virginia Metalcrafters' molds, and still uses them to produce items today.