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Armac Martin

Solid brass and bronze cabinet hardware and accessories, made and finished by hand by a fourth-generation family company in Birmingham. Pacific Hardware Co. specifies, quotes and supplies the full range.

Brass knobs on fluted oak cabinet doors
Armac Martin

No. 01 — The maker

Four generations in Birmingham.

Harold McGrail founded Armac Martin in Birmingham in 1929. The company is still family owned, now in its fourth generation, with about 90 craftspeople in a 50,000 square foot factory.

Each piece is CNC machined from solid brass or bronze, then finished by hand. Polishers train for five years, and about 40 tonnes of brass offcuts are recycled each year.

Founded
1929, Birmingham, England
Made
Machined and finished by hand in Birmingham
Metals
Solid brass and bronze
Finishes
20 brass and 8 bronze finishes
Range
Cabinet hardware, kitchen and bath accessories, and grilles

No. 02 — Collections

Selected collections.

Cabinet knobs, pulls and accessories in collections that run from traditional to modern.

  • Harold pulls on grey cabinet doors

    Harold

    Made for the company's 90th year and named for its founder.

  • Barwick pulls lit against a dark ground

    Barwick

    A cocktail-inspired collection of cabinet hardware and bath accessories.

  • MIX knobs on pale cabinet doors

    MIX

    Interchangeable knobs and pulls you mix and match.

  • Cotswold hardware in a cream kitchen

    Cotswold

    Traditional hardware inspired by the Cotswold villages.

  • Carlton pulls on white cabinet doors

    Carlton

    Pulls, knobs and T-bars with a stepped, subtle Deco edge.

  • Edgbaston pulls on curved cabinet doors

    Edgbaston

    Linear contemporary cabinet pulls.

No. 03 — Finishes

Finished by hand.

Twelve of the 28 living, lacquered and plated finishes in the range, all applied by hand in Birmingham. Living finishes age with use. Ask us for finish samples.

  • Aged Brass finish sample BEL Aged Brass
  • Dark Aged Brass finish sample DAB Dark Aged Brass
  • Aged Copper finish sample AGC Aged Copper
  • Fine English Antique finish sample FEA Fine English Antique
  • Dark Bronze finish sample DBZ Dark Bronze
  • Polished Brass Unlacquered finish sample PBUL Polished Brass Unlacquered
  • Satin Brass Unlacquered finish sample SBUL Satin Brass Unlacquered
  • Polished Brass Lacquered finish sample PBL Polished Brass Lacquered
  • Satin Brass Lacquered finish sample SBL Satin Brass Lacquered
  • Aged Nickel finish sample NBP Aged Nickel
  • Satin Nickel Plate finish sample SNP Satin Nickel Plate
  • Matt Black Lacquered finish sample MBL Matt Black Lacquered

Request finish samples. List the finishes you want under Additional Information.

No. 04 — In place

Brass in place.

Rails, racks and bath pieces in finished homes, and a polisher at work in Birmingham.

Brass pot rail with copper pans over a range
Brass towel bar with a grey towel
Brass glass rack under a cabinet
A polisher finishing a brass piece by hand
Oak shelf on bronze brackets with a brass rail
Brass toilet roll holder on a pale wall

No. 05 — How we work

One team from schedule to jobsite.

  • Samples

    Borrow pieces and finish samples to show your client.

  • Matched and quoted

    We match each door, window and cabinet to the right function and finish, then quote every piece.

  • Checked and prepped

    We check handing, backset and prep before anything is ordered, then send prep documents to the door and millwork shops.

  • Packed and labeled

    Every piece is packed and labeled by door, window or room, so the installer knows where it goes.

Photos courtesy of Armac Martin. See the full line card.