Escutcheon Plates A client built a replica of Groote Schuur Manor House, and requested these plates. They are replicas of the door escutcheons found on Groote Schuur’s back stoep, one of Rhodes’s favourite places for entertaining his guests. The doors were moved from the castle by Herbert Baker when the Imhoff battery was demolished in […]
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Old Lock This large lock, measuring 180 x 230 x 30 mm, was discovered during foundation excavations in Cape Town. I bought it from an antique shop in Plumstead, still covered in mud and rust. I first removed the worst grime with soap and water and then started taking the lock apart. It took some […]