On one definition, modern " statuary bronze " is 90 % copper and 10 % tin.
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I phoned N & S to get prices, discuss bulb requirements and ask what the finish " statuary bronze " could possibly look like.
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I phoned N & AMP; S to get prices, discuss bulb requirements and ask what the finish " statuary bronze " could possibly look like.
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Custom colors could also be ordered, including the traditional dark gold, statuary bronze, old brass, and oxidized silver hues that could be special-ordered through the Bell System.
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Because tin has always has been scarcer than zinc, brass has long replaced bronze for most uses : what is known as statuary bronze is not actually bronze but brass . ( Don't tell Rodin . ) But the notion that bronze is more substantial and respectable lingers.