Antique Brass Letter holder Bradley & Hubbard 3570 Brass Letter or Napkin

For your consideration is this stunning piece of history made by the Bradley & Hubbard Company, which has a reputation for making high-quality and intricate metalworks. This brass-plated letter holder (which can also perfectly be used as a napkin holder), is their 3570 model. This model is fairly rare and uncommon, but it has some of the nicest and most detailed features of most of their letter holders. See the photos to understand the fine-quality work of this piece. It measures 5.5” tall, 5” long, and 2.5” wide. It has two slot compartments for storing your mail or your napkins. It is brass plated. This magnificent piece is nicely weighted and in overall good condition. It has some tarnishing and patina which can be seen on the finish due to its age. I did not polish the brass, I am leaving it up to the buyer to decide if they want the antique patina or a freshly polished shine. In researching this piece, I came across this bit of history about the company that made this antique. “Bradley & Hubbard is a name found on many metal objects. Walter Hubbard and his brother-in-law, Nathaniel Lyman Bradley, started making cast iron clocks, tables, frames, andirons, lamps, chandeliers, sconces, and sewing birds in 1854 in Meriden, Connecticut. Before it found large success with kerosene-burning lamps with glass shades in the 1870s, Bradley & Hubbard mainly produced clocks, along with call bells and sewing machines. The company became Bradley & Hubbard Manufacturing Company in 1875.