The Found Theatre’s Bronze Comedy/Tragedy Masks reflect the four local cultural groups: African, Cambodian, Hispanic and Caucasian; all were designed and produced by Dwight H. Bennett.

Comedy/Tragedy Masks

The Found Theatre’s Bronze Comedy/Tragedy Masks as presented on rusted steel plates on both sides of the front door were designed and produced by Dwight H. Bennett.

Found Theatre's Entry

Inspiration for Custom Architectural Hardware can come from sources such as these handles from a Duesenberg and Cadillac; both with custom coach work.

Classic Handle Design

A Copper and Sterling Silver Lighted Doorbell Button by day, and by night, designed and hand-fabricated by Dwight H. Bennett.

Dick Hay's Doorbell Button

Victorian Era Speaking Tube was reverse engineered, then 5 replicas with teapot whistle doors were hand-fabricated by Dwight H. Bennett.

Replica Speaking Tubes

Victorian Era Speaking Tube was reverse engineered, then 5 replicas with teapot whistle doors were hand-fabricated by Dwight H. Bennett.

Victorian Speaking Tubes

Ball Chain Acorn Finials, like these “Hubbell Removables” used on lamps in the 1920s were reverse engineered and hand-fabricated by Dwight H. Bennett.

Ball Chain Acorn Finials

Ball Chain Acorn Finials, like those “Hubbell Removables” used on lamps in the 1920s, were reverse engineered and hand-fabricated for Rancho Los Alamitos by Dwight H. Bennett.

Acorn Finials on the Lamp

Arts & Crafts Era Hanging Light Fixture’s Hardware was made to resemble Pacific Hardware Company’s cabinet door pulls, and hand-fabricated by Dwight H. Bennett.

Craft's Era Hanging Light

Arts & Crafts Era Hanging Light Fixture’s Hardware was made to resemble Pacific Hardware Company’s cabinet door pulls, and hand-fabricated by Dwight H. Bennett.

Craft's Era Hanging Light

Arts & Crafts Era Hanging Light Fixture’s Hardware was made to resemble Pacific Hardware Company’s cabinet door pulls, and hand-fabricated by Dwight H. Bennett.

Fixture's Upper Mounts

Arts & Crafts Era Hanging Light Fixture’s Hardware was made to resemble Pacific Hardware Company’s cabinet door pulls, and hand-fabricated by Dwight H. Bennett.

Fixture's Lower Mounts

Arts & Crafts Era Hanging Light Fixture’s Hardware was made to resemble these Pacific Hardware Company’s turn of the (last) century’s cabinet door pulls.

Visual Detailing Source

The ‘I See You’ Sentry

Oven Knob in white bronze was made to replace the broken original plastic knob by Dwight H. Bennett.

Replica of Oven Knob

3 Dozen Steel-Case Window Strut Hardware Units from the 1930s were reproduced/refurbished by Dwight H. Bennett.

Casement Window Struts

38’ (in six sections) of Custom Solid Copper Rod Stair Railing with custom finials were designed and hand-hammer textured by Dwight H. Bennett.

38' Copper Stair Railing

38’ (in six sections) of Custom Solid Copper Rod Stair Railing with custom finials were designed and hand-hammer textured by Dwight H. Bennett.

Stair Rail's Custom Finials

Custom Solid Copper Rod Stair Railing with finials custom designed and hand-fabricated to mimic this prominent feature on the house’s façade by Dwight H. Bennett.

Visual Source for Finials

Obsolete Victorian Era Hot/Cold Side-Tap Water Manifold reproduced for the client’s claw-foot tub by Dwight H. Bennett.

Repro Plumbing Manifold

A Copper and Brass Lighted Doorbell Button with Carnelian Button by day, and at night, designed and hand-fabricated by Dwight H. Bennett.

Hite's Doorbell Button

Cast Bronze, Faux Finished Lion’s Feet for a Floor Lamp at Rancho Los Alamitos were meticulously reproduced by Dwight H. Bennett.

Original Lion's Feet

Cast Bronze, Faux Finished Lion’s Feet for a Floor Lamp at Rancho Los Alamitos were meticulously reproduced by Dwight H. Bennett.

Repro Lion's Feet

Cast Bronze, Faux Finished Lion’s Feet for a Floor Lamp at Rancho Los Alamitos were meticulously reproduced by Dwight H. Bennett.

Lion's Feet on Lamp

Inspiration for Custom Architectural Hardware can come from visual cues not associated with doors, like this wrought iron fence finial turned horizontally would make wonderful door handles or window lock levers.

Classic Handle Design

Sears Catalog House Numbers after original steel numbers disintegrated; meticulously reproduced (and cast in bronze) by Dwight H. Bennett.

Reproduction House Digits

Sears Catalog House Numbers after original steel numbers disintegrated; meticulously reproduced (and cast in bronze) by Dwight H. Bennett.

Repro Digits on the House

Original Barber Chair’s Headrest Bracket was irrevocably damaged, so Dwight H. Bennett reproduced it in bronze and soldered the rods on the reproduction.

Barber Chair's Hardware

Copper Panels Applied to Front Doors made to mimic a reflection of the A-frame window above them, produced by Dwight H. Bennett.

Door's Copper Panels

Brass Nails Line the Edge of Copper Panels Applied to Front Doors (to mimic a reflection of the A-frame window above them), an additional subtle detail produced by Dwight H. Bennett.

Copper Panel Detail

Arts & Crafts Classic Sculptor Ed. M. Shandoz’s Rabbit sculpture was meticulously reproduced by Dwight H. Bennett.

Repro Sandoz Rabbit

Detail of Sandoz Signature

Arts & Crafts Era Fireback cast in Red Bronze with hand-hammer textured background and meticulously hammered border, all produced by Dwight H. Bennett.

Craft's Era Bronze Fireback

Arts & Crafts Era Fireback cast in Red Bronze with hand-hammer textured background and meticulously hammered border, all produced by Dwight H. Bennett.

Fine Hammer Texturing

Doorbell Button With Logo

Siracusa's Doorbell Button

1330 Neon Address Sign of Aluminum, Copper, Panel of Corrugated Chicken Wire Glass and 4 neon tubes by day, designed and hand-fabricated by Dwight H. Bennett.

Neon Address Signage

1330 Neon Address Sign of Aluminum, Copper, Panel of Corrugated Chicken Wire Glass and 4 neon tubes, detail pictures, designed and hand-fabricated by Dwight H. Bennett.

Details of 1330 Digits

1330 Neon Address Sign of Aluminum, Copper, Panel of Corrugated Chicken Wire Glass and 4 neon tubes at dusk with the tubes lit, designed and hand-fabricated by Dwight H. Bennett

Lit Neon Sign at Dusk

1330 Neon Address Sign of Aluminum, Copper, a Panel of Corrugated Chicken Wire Glass and 4 neon tubes at night, designed and hand-fabricated by Dwight H. Bennett.

1330 Neon Sign After Dark

Treadle Sewing Machine Cast Iron Legs broken into 11 separate pieces (and 2 missing pieces reproduced) were brazed back together and powder coated black by Dwight H. Bennett.

Treadle Sewing Machine

Custom Made Bronze Hardware with large crystal marbles for a client who used these units on a limited number of custom tables, designed and hand-fabricated by Dwight H. Bennett.

Custom Table Hardware

1930’s Front Door with 550 Copper Rosettes of which 300 were missing; all were reproduced and patinated by Dwight H. Bennett.

Door With 550 Rosettes

Some of the 300 Replacement Rosettes with a sample patina applied for client’s approval; all were reproduced and patinated by Dwight H. Bennett.

Samples of the Rosettes

Obsolete Pot Metal Steel-Case Window Cranks were breaking but (with historical significance to Rancho Los Alamitos) were faithfully reproduced in “unbreakable” white bronze by Dwight H. Bennett.

Repro Window Cranks

3 Grandfather Clock Roman Numerals got lost during a restoration, but were meticulously recreated by Dwight H. Bennett.

Repro a Clock's 3, 9 & 11

Copper Curtain Valences with brass embellishments and scribed lines designed and hand-fabricated for a Craftsman House by Dwight H. Bennett.

Copper Curtain Valences

Copper Curtain Valences with brass embellishments and scribed lines designed and hand-fabricated for a Craftsman House by Dwight H. Bennett.

Detail of Copper Valence

Custom Fitted, Polished Brass, Gunstock Plates were created by Dwight H. Bennett.

Gunstock Brass Plates

Rancho Los Alamitos’ patio furniture had foot pads that were leaving rust stains on the flagstone patio, so the pads were reproduced in white bronze and mounted by Dwight H. Bennett

Patio Furniture Foot Pads

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Some examples of decorative metal objects I've produced, reproduced, modified or customized:

●Logos

●Stair Railings

●Crafts' Era Lights

●House Address Numbers

●Crests

●Piano Pedals

●Window Hardware

●Custom Furniture Hardware

●Finials

●Patio Furniture

●Custom Drawer Pulls

●Decorative Bronze Rosettes

●Valences

●Custom Knobs

●Loof Carousel Shims

●One-Off Lit Doorbell Buttons

●Knob Sets

●Door Hardware

●Neon Address Signage

●Reproduction Plumbing

●Wall Sconces

●Speaking Tubes

●Ball-Chain Acorn Finials

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