Cuivrepoli
Cuivre poli (also Cuivrepoli or Cuivre-poli-Antik , French, spr. Kuihwr polih) actually cuivre jaune poli (polished brass) is the name for a brass bronze . The material was used as a surrogate for the more expensive real bronze . It has a high tin and zinc content and is therefore softer, which makes it easier and cheaper to process. This bronze, which is similar to brass, was used in the 19th and early 20th centuries, especially for the production of smaller devices for mass use (lighting objects, writing implements, picture frames, etc.).
literature
- Arrenbrecht, Wilhelm, Der Gilder: Detailed instructions on the very latest, efficient methods for making Cuivre poli, in antique and high-gloss bronze in all metal colors; Glass, gloss and matt gold plating and silver plating behind glass, and on porcelain, lacquer, glass, etc.; Glass etching and glass etching imitation for matt and stained glass painting , 4th edition, Cologne 1895.
