A Roll in the Leaves


Bronze Money Clip with Impressed Leaf Design (LEO Design)

We sell a lot of men’s personal accessories including money clips.  The example above, made in a small Philadelphia metal smithy, is crafted of annealed bronze—a process by which metal is heated and slowly cooled, thus strengthening the metal and enhancing its ability to hold its bend.  But, before it is annealed, the flattened strip of bronze is “decorated” by way of an impressed leaf print.  The metal—and a real leaf—are rolled (together) through a pair of industrial rollers.  The pressure is so great that the “skeleton” of the leaf creates an imprint upon the metal surface.  Please come into the shop to see them.

 

From the 5th to 23rd of December, LEO Design will be open daily from Noon ’til 10:00 pm.

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