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Cathryn

Joined: 16 Jul 2005
Posts: 19856
Location: Ceredigion

Posted: Sun Jan 22, 12 11:44 am Post subject: Victorian casters
We are trying to repair a Victorian bed. One of the casters has sheared off. Click to see full size image I'm not very good at googling and I haven't found any to replace it. Ideally it should be repaired but I am not sure if that is possible and how it could be done. Can anyone suggest anything please?

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46207
Location: yes

Posted: Sun Jan 22, 12 11:55 am Post subject:
upholsterers often have a shed of such items

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45669
Location: Essex

Posted: Sun Jan 22, 12 12:24 pm Post subject:
Is this any good? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Set-4-Beautiful-Antique-Victorian-Solid-Brass-Casters-/160711598359?pt=UK_Antiques_Architecural_RL&hash=item256b286117

sean
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 42219
Location: North Devon

Posted: Sun Jan 22, 12 12:47 pm Post subject:
Fifty Five Pounds!!!!!!? Do you want Jack to have a heart attack?

earthyvirgo

Joined: 24 Aug 2007
Posts: 7972
Location: creating prints in the loft, Gerlan

Posted: Sun Jan 22, 12 1:07 pm Post subject:
It would have to be drilled out and re-tapped by the looks of it Cathryn. EV

Cathryn

Joined: 16 Jul 2005
Posts: 19856
Location: Ceredigion

Posted: Sun Jan 22, 12 1:45 pm Post subject:

dpack wrote:

upholsterers often have a shed of such items

Good point, I can think of a couple locally that I will try.

@Tahir - thank you, they might work but I suspect that the fitting is too different. I also think that the favoured option would be to remove them all and have it without casters. I'm trying to work out why we want them in any case. If the bed gets moved it becomes very obvious that the floor was never carpeted underneath it.

earthyvirgo wrote:

It would have to be drilled out and re-tapped by the looks of it Cathryn.

EV

This would be good, I might talk to a blacksmith if I can find one.

Rusticwood

Joined: 01 Dec 2009
Posts: 2154
Location: All over the South West

Posted: Sun Jan 22, 12 5:58 pm Post subject:
As EV said drill it then use a bolt, nuts and washers

jamanda
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Joined: 22 Oct 2006
Posts: 35057
Location: Devon

Posted: Sun Jan 22, 12 9:41 pm Post subject:
If you can wait till you come here, a visit to Murch's antique and tack emporium at Umberleigh might prove fruitful.

Nick

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 34535
Location: Hereford

Posted: Sun Jan 22, 12 9:43 pm Post subject:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FOUR-ANTIQUE-BRASS-CASTORS-/260935021135?pt=UK_Antiques_Other_RL&hash=item3cc0f0724f#ht_500wt_922 More mileage in your search if you spell it castors.

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