Article: CAST IRON, BRASS GRILLES REGISTER HIGH IN ELEGANCE

Let's face it. Heating used to be elegant. Not very efficient, but fireplaces, stoves and other heating devices were quite attractive.

There were also cast iron and brass grilles to cover hot-air duct openings in the floor.

Then came modern heating, and with it came efficient but pretty nondescript accessories. In fact, they were pretty ugly.

The brass and cast iron grilles and vent covers gradually disappeared. You were lucky to find them in antiques stores and flea markets -- at a hefty premium.

Enter Mike Reggio of Ayer. Some 10 years ago, he uncovered a discarded cast iron heating register. Impressed by its good looks, he decided to apply his manufacturing know-how to ...

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