This handle is sand cast with a cotter pin attachment. By the mid 1960s, sand casting wasn’t seen to be the a very efficient process. As a result, Newman Brothers commissioned die-casting companies and hot stamping specialists to produce a range of their designs for them. This handle also came in a variety of finishes, including ‘Antique Brass’.
There are two types of coffin furniture designs: ‘General’ or ‘Registered’. Common designs that stayed in fashion and were produced by many manufacturers were referred to as ‘General’. ‘Registered’ designs were copyrighted and exclusive to a particular manufacturer, they had to be registered with the Board of Trade in London.
