A lot of those were plated steel too. It was quite easy to polish the copper off. Don't ask me how I know. 8-) Ron -----Original Message----- From: phono-l-bounces at oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-bounces at oldcrank.org] On Behalf Of Dan Kj Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2007 12:49 PM To: Antique Phonograph List Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Victor P bracket I knew someone who had the same finish on all the door hardware in his house .... he removed every piece & got them "all clean again" with some kind of industrial polishing compound. I couldn't tell if he was disappointed when I told him the pieces were SUPPOSED to have spots of different-colored metal. ack.