{"title":"The Founders Collection","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Georgian vocabulary, cast in solid brass.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1740, Thomas Turner opened a brass house on Coleshill Street, in the centre of Birmingham. It was the first of its kind in the town. Within a generation, the city's metalworkers — who had previously bought their brass in from Bristol — were casting their own. Turner's nine furnaces, fed by Warwickshire coal, made Birmingham a brass city.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Founders Collection is named for that beginning, and drawn from the period that followed. The Georgian cabinet vocabulary is precise: a fluted melon-form knob, often mounted on a four-pointed backplate to spread the load across thin period drawer fronts. The cup pull has a deep, simple curve. The drop handle is unembellished, weighted at the ends. The Founders pieces follow that vocabulary closely.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThree pieces — knob, cup pull, drop handle — sand-cast in solid Birmingham brass and hand-finished. Three finishes: Polished Unlacquered Brass (left bare, to age with the house), Aged Brass (a controlled patina applied at the workshop), and Satin Brass (brushed and lacquered for high-use kitchens). Every piece carries the chased \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/the-mark\"\u003eTudor rose\u003c\/a\u003e as the maker's mark.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Founders Collection is the first of three Winfield \u0026amp; Turner vocabularies. \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/the-guild-collection\"\u003eGuild\u003c\/a\u003e follows in the Arts \u0026amp; Crafts tradition of 1890. \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/the-forge-collection\"\u003eForge\u003c\/a\u003e closes the trilogy in the industrial vocabulary of the 20th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeld in stock at the workshop. Posted from Birmingham.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"founders-cabinet-knob-fluted-melon-four-pointed-backplate","title":"Founders Cabinet Knob — Fluted Melon, Four-Pointed Backplate","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Founders knob takes the Georgian \"melon\" form — fluted, slightly flattened, with a clean spherical silhouette — and sets it on a four-pointed backplate. Period cabinetmakers used the four-pointed plate to spread the load across thin drawer fronts in oak and mahogany. We have kept the form unchanged.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe knob is sand-cast in solid brass at our Birmingham workshop. Each piece is then filed and hand-finished. No two are exactly identical — the fine variation in the flutes is correct, and is the work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAvailable in two diameters (32mm and 38mm) and three finishes. The polished unlacquered brass is left bare; it will darken with use and develop a living patina. The aged brass is finished to a stable, even tone. The satin brass is sealed under a clear lacquer and holds its colour.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDimensions\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32mm — diameter 32mm (1¼\"), projection 28mm, backplate 48 × 48mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e38mm — diameter 38mm (1½\"), projection 31mm, backplate 50 × 50mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eM4 × 25mm screw included (longer screws available on request)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch4\u003eMaterials\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eSolid brass. Sand-cast and hand-finished in Birmingham, England.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eCare\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003ePolished Unlacquered Brass — wipe with a dry cloth; the metal will darken and brighten with use. Aged Brass — wipe with a barely damp cloth. Satin Brass (lacquered) — wipe with a damp cloth.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winfield \u0026 Turner","offers":[{"title":"32mm \/ Polished Unlacquered Brass","offer_id":55924272136532,"sku":"WT-FND-K32-PUB","price":85.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"32mm \/ Aged Brass","offer_id":55924272169300,"sku":"WT-FND-K32-AB","price":85.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"32mm \/ Satin Brass (lacquered)","offer_id":55924272202068,"sku":"WT-FND-K32-SBL","price":85.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"38mm \/ Polished Unlacquered Brass","offer_id":55924272234836,"sku":"WT-FND-K38-PUB","price":92.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"38mm \/ Aged Brass","offer_id":55924272267604,"sku":"WT-FND-K38-AB","price":92.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"38mm \/ Satin Brass (lacquered)","offer_id":55924272300372,"sku":"WT-FND-K38-SBL","price":92.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/0274\/4916\/files\/founders-knob-hero_946139ad-7062-4a2a-8265-b69ac26ba487.png?v=1779552635"},{"product_id":"founders-sunburst-cup-pull-solid-brass","title":"Founders Sunburst Cup Pull — Solid Brass","description":"\u003cp\u003eA cup pull in the early Georgian manner — half-moon profile, with a chased sunburst fanning from a fluted centre. The deep well sits under the fingers as a piece of joinery should: the hand finds it before the eye.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe companion piece to the Founders Crescent Cup Pull. Where the Sunburst reads architectural and confident, the Crescent reads handmade and softer — same vocabulary, a different hand. Specify whichever suits the joinery; both share the same 100mm width and 76mm CTC mounting so they switch interchangeably on a kitchen run.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDimensions\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWidth 100mm · height 46mm · projection 22mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e76mm CTC (centre-to-centre), 2× M4 mounting at lower corners\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eM4 × 25mm screws included; longer fixings available on request\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eSand-cast in solid brass at our Birmingham workshop, then filed and hand-finished. Three living finishes — Polished Unlacquered, Aged Brass, Satin Brass (lacquered). Each carries the W\u0026amp;T cipher on the back, struck from a single master die.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winfield \u0026 Turner","offers":[{"title":"Polished Unlacquered Brass","offer_id":55924273185108,"sku":"WT-FND-C-PUB","price":110.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Aged Brass","offer_id":55924273217876,"sku":"WT-FND-C-AB","price":110.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Satin Brass (lacquered)","offer_id":55924273250644,"sku":"WT-FND-C-SBL","price":110.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/0274\/4916\/files\/founders-cup-hero_d81c76c7-fc33-4429-bcc8-2dff9e8d8207.png?v=1779552639"},{"product_id":"founders-bar-handle-georgian-solid-brass","title":"Founders Bar Handle — Georgian, Solid Brass","description":"\u003cp\u003eA bar handle in the early Georgian manner — a single shallow arch on two ornamental trefoil backplates. Weight enough in the hand to feel intended; arch shallow enough to sit unobtrusively under a finger on a drawer; high enough to take a confident grip on a door.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThree centre-to-centre sizes, all metric, all serving the cabinetry grid that UK and US designers actually drill to:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e128mm CTC\u003c\/strong\u003e — small drawers and cabinet doors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e160mm CTC\u003c\/strong\u003e — medium drawers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e224mm CTC\u003c\/strong\u003e — large drawers and base cabinets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach handle is sand-cast in solid brass at our Birmingham workshop, then filed and finished by hand. The trefoil backplates are integral to the casting — not soldered on — which makes the handle substantially stronger and a touch heavier than a typical period reproduction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe unlacquered brass finish is the one we recommend for kitchens that will be lived in. 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The crescent shape sits more deeply over the drawer face than a rectangular cup; the fingers find the well as naturally as they would the lip of a teacup.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe companion piece to the Founders Sunburst Cup Pull. Where the Sunburst reads architectural and confident, the Crescent reads handmade and softer — the same vocabulary, a different hand. Specify whichever suits the joinery; both share the same 100mm width and 76mm CTC mounting so they switch interchangeably on a kitchen run.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDimensions\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWidth 100mm · height 48mm · projection 26mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e76mm CTC (centre-to-centre), 2× M4 mounting at lower corners\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eM4 × 25mm screws included; longer fixings available on request\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eSand-cast in solid brass at our Birmingham workshop, then filed and hand-finished. 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