My friend wants me to sell this Tinkerbell figure on E-bay but neither one of knows if its bronze or cast iron. It looks like it can be bronze so how can we be sure? The figure was given to him years ago from a person who was employed at Walt Disney for 25 years. The Tinkerbell figure they gave him marked his 25 years at Disney so he's thinking it's worth something.
2007-11-06 11:44:53 · 13 answers · asked by SoCalGal75 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Sculpture
If it's cast iron a magnet will stick to it.
2007-11-06 11:47:09 · answer #1 · answered by Bob 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
bronze cast iron
2016-02-03 03:49:24 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use a magnet. Iron will attract it, bronze won't. Bronze is an alloy of copper and zinc. Even if the iron has a clear lacquer or paint, it will attract the magnet..
2007-11-06 11:49:10 · answer #3 · answered by WooleyBooley again 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A magnet will stick to cast iron but will not stick to bronze, magnet attract to ferrous metals only.
2007-11-06 11:53:50 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cast iron is magnetic, bronze isn't.
2007-11-06 11:47:34 · answer #5 · answered by kuntryguyy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
BRONZE is an amalgam of COPPER and TIN... Cast Iron is... well... cast IRON. Bronze doesn't rust... cast iron does.
2007-11-06 11:47:40 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it is cast iron, the surface is usually lumpy and black, with pronounced ridges where the mold was parted. If it is bronze, it is usually faintly brassy in tone, antiqued in browns like a penny, and smooth. Both are heavy.
2007-11-06 11:48:48 · answer #7 · answered by Amy R 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use a magnet. I would doubt very much that the figure is cast iron. That would make it very heavy. It might be brass, for that matter. Now it could be plated brass on steel, which would make a magnet stick. One test to determine whether it is solid brass or just brass-plated steel it to put a magnet to it. Solid brass is non-magnetic.
2007-11-06 11:48:19 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bronze is usually smooth.
http://www.germes-online.com/direct/dbimage/50279301/Bronze_Clock.jpg
Cast iron is usually rough and heavier.
http://images.oneofakindantiques.com/4838_antique_risque_cast_iron_andirons_1.jpg
2007-11-06 11:48:50 · answer #9 · answered by juliettavirgo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bronze is non-ferrous. Iron is ferrous (magnetic)
2007-11-06 11:50:19 · answer #10 · answered by skiingted 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋