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Vintage Brass Book Clips

Vintage Brass Book Clips

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Solid, heavy-gauge brass with a hand-distressed finish, designed to hold your chapters flat and etched with the insights of history’s most influential writers.

Mini Cat Paw | A Quiet Companion
"A small, silent companion to watch over your story."
27 x 30 mm (1.1 x 1.2 in)

The Kafka | Kavka Café | Autorenabend
“A book must be the axe for the frozen sea within us.”
 4.0 x 3.0 cm (1.6 x 1.2 in)

The Woolf | The Narrow Bridge of Art
“We long for ideas, for dreams, for imaginations, for poetry.”
4.5 x 4.5 cm (1.8 x 1.8 in)

The Dostoevsky | Crime and Punishment
“I did not bow down to you, I bowed down to all the suffering of humanity.”
4.5 x 4.5 cm (1.8 x 1.8 in)

The Austen | The Carriage 
“I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading!”
4.5 x 4.5 cm (1.8 x 1.8 in)

The Austen | The Silhouette | The Family Motto
"Qui invidit minor est — He who envies is inferior."
4.5 x 4.5 cm (1.8 x 1.8 in)

The Camus | The Silhouette 
“In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer.”
4.5 x 4.5 cm (1.8 x 1.8 in)

The Camus | Carnets II | The Invisible Star
"Mais j’ai toujours suivi, d’instinct, une étoile invisible..."
4.5 x 4.5 cm (1.8 x 1.8 in)

The Hesse | The Abbey Window | Das Glasperlenspiel
“Und jedem Anfang wohnt ein zauber inne, der uns beschützt und der uns hilft, zu leben.”
4.0 x 4.5 cm (1.6 x 1.8 in)

The Maugham | Lunaread Club | Books and You 
“To acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all the miseries of life.”
4.3 x 4.5 cm (1.7 x 1.8 in)

The Shakespeare | The Garden of Eternal Summer | Sonnet 18 
"But thy eternal summer shall not fade, Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow’st; Nor shall death brag thou wander’st in his shade, When in eternal lines to time thou grow’st..."
7.0 x 5.0 cm (2.8 x 2.0 in)

The Nature of Brass

Every clip is a result of meticulous hand-polishing and manual assembly. Because of this human touch, you may find subtle organic marks or slight variations in finish between individual pieces. These are not defects, but rather the honest fingerprints of artisanal craftsmanship.

To enhance durability, each piece undergoes a passivation treatment and is finished with a clear protective coating. This minimizes immediate wear and ensures that any color depth changes occur naturally and beautifully. Your clip is built to be a one-of-a-kind companion, as enduring as the stories it holds.

Artisanal Craftsmanship

Crafted from a premium copper-zinc alloy, our clips are designed to age alongside your library. Brass is a "living" material; it breathes and reacts to its environment—temperature, humidity, and even the natural oils of your touch will influence its character.

Over time, your clip will develop a deep, antique patina that is entirely unique to your journey. While we have applied a protective lacquer to ensure a graceful and even aging process, you can easily restore its original luster at any time using a professional brass polishing agent.

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