We like a bit of brass at Kode Store, we have lots of it, and lots of Brasso too. Brass is quite an ancient copper alloy which has been around in various forms since as early as the 5th millennium BC, the modern day brass that we know of today came on to the scene around the 14th century and …

While searching around on Google looking for more information regarding another of our items for sale i came across something else i instantly recognised as one of those things in our collection that i had previously been unable to find any information on. What i found on Google was a Samurai’s Meadate in the shape of a giant Japanese hornet …

I have a fascination with the anatomies of objects. All things old and new are a composite of parts and those parts have names which are occasionally linked to an interesting history or story. I also have a fascination with the wording of objects, which in most cases usually comes down to Latin. And the candelabra is a good example …