Pilgrims Antiques centre West Street Dorking. Metal Ware.

I'll begin with a picture today showing all sorts of brass and copper from Sue and Brian's area.

Welcome to the world of Pilgrims Antiques.
The lovely shop window display already reflects the arrival of Spring and approaching Easter time.
I will choose things with that theme next week - and hopefully we will be enjoying beautiful Springlike days.

This week I picked a random theme.
Metal - there was so much to choose from and I sure I shall return to this theme at a later date.
Metal can be anything from awe inspiring to delicate, from useful to decorative.
Our transport system is based upon metal - and the bridges that carry rail and road.
Our kitchens are full of metal - saucepans, cutlery etc.
We wear metal in the form of jewellery.

I have browsed the antiques centre for you to show some of the range of metalware on display.
At the moment there are 16 people selling in the shop. We share the duties of looking after the shop and greeting the customers.

These items were all in the shop yesterday, but there could be a chance that some will be sold by the time you arrive for your own browse.
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Jonathan has lots of metalware.
I opened one of his cabinets and photographed half a shelf of silver and silver plate.


Jonathan has lots of tea sets at the moment - teapots, jugs, sugarbowl sets.
I picked out 3 different teapots and 2 different jugs to show you.
And there is a muffin dish.


Most of these items can be found in Jonathan's area too.
Some are Julie's..... see them in more detail in the picture below.

Judy has a wide range of cutlery and individual attractive spoons, ladles, cake knives etc.

Bill found Dobbin quite recently. The horse looks very proud to be on display in an antiques centre.

The horse and cart are sturdy and heavy.

The traffic signs are more fragile.

The brass shell cases, both engraved, have a history to tell.

Cigarettes are slipping out of fashion. There is no need of classy desk cigarette lighters anymore, but they have become sought after collectors' items.

Toy soldiers.

Farm animals and farm workers.

Sue and Brian specialise in good metal ware. They have facilities for cleaning and polishing and thus the old items look very classy for use and display.

This is a pair of large brass fire dogs.

A shelf in one of Sue and Brian's cabinets.

That is a lovely brass cycle lamp on the right.

Stephen, who collects and sells old telephones, also has some copper and brass.

Some metal from Ann, Jean and Jill.

Jo's churn.

For me, this is the star item of the week.

You may well have already seen something you like better.

That is the advantage of a friendly antiques centre - the tastes and interests of the sellers match the varied interests of the customers.

This churn is large and very heavy. I dragged it across the floor to photograph it - wouldn't have wanted to carry it!

Terrie has all sorts of things in her part of the shop.

The plain and useful watering can looks lovely with the flowers.

The crocodile is probably some nutcrackers.

Terrie works in co-operation with her daughter Emma, who will take over the reins for a while as Terrie learns to cope with a new knee. Good luck to both of you.

The churn is Terrie's and the large blue enamel bucket is in Jo's section.

These items are all from Monika's cabinets.

From Jonathan's beautiful silver teapots to my (Paula) basic household items made of metal.

I have kitchenware and tins etc.

The little pickle forks reflect my interest in the 1950s.

These metal heads were in the previous picture.

I just don't know what they are!

Could they be modelled on the huge stone heads of Easter Island?

And who was R Nesbit, whose name is engraved on the base? That name does not appear on Google.

They are only a few inches tall, but are very heavy.

More things that would have started their useful lives in some humble dwelling somewhere.

My picture of Hilary's metal jewellery was a disaster!

So I finish with a beautiful nugget of gold instead - not for sale in Pilgrims Antiques!

The skies are grey today and rain is falling, but daffodils have now started to bloom.

Let us believe the springtime message that the daffodils bring.

Next week let us prepare for Easter with a glad heart and sunshine to lift the spirits.