umpire111 Posted September 2, 2020 Report Share Posted September 2, 2020 Any idea where I can buy a brass king tiller pin. https://www.blackcountrymetalworks.co.uk/king-tiller-pin.htm Black Country metalworks are the only place I can find and they only sell to trade in 1000 quantities Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHutch Posted September 2, 2020 Report Share Posted September 2, 2020 If you want want, I would ring them. Else ring the likes of Midland Chandlers / Aquafax and ask them. I believe they also have an ebay account, as I have just bought a 6" brass house number off them. https://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/black-country-metal-works? Daniel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan de Enfield Posted September 2, 2020 Report Share Posted September 2, 2020 Might be worth a phone call : https://www.procastnotts.com/index.php/about_us/?k=:2::: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Dog Posted September 2, 2020 Report Share Posted September 2, 2020 Erm, how's about follow that URL you posted to Black Country Metalworks? The first click I did revealed.... King Tiller Pin Normal Price: £14.99 Sale Price (while stocks last): £12.74 Product Code: MC003 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Payne Posted September 2, 2020 Report Share Posted September 2, 2020 There is a boat that is often at the markets at Alvecote marina, cant remember the name of them though, they sell lots of tiller pins.. Maybe someone else will remember? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan de Enfield Posted September 2, 2020 Report Share Posted September 2, 2020 2 minutes ago, Sea Dog said: Erm, how's about follow that URL you posted to Black Country Metalworks? The first click I did revealed.... King Tiller Pin Normal Price: £14.99 Sale Price (while stocks last): £12.74 Product Code: MC003 It does say in the details, so there may be some confusion (that a phone call will resolve) Trade order only, minimum order quantity 50-100 pieces. For the latest trade price, please email us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haggis Posted September 2, 2020 Report Share Posted September 2, 2020 When I wanted a horse head tiller pin for KELPIE (for a present for Iain) I eventually bought a pair of suitable brass horse head book ends on eBay and Mike Wooding of this parish made one of them into a lovely tiller pin which matches the horse's head on the side of the boat Sadly the other head was taken when our house was burgled Haggis 2 minutes ago, Dave Payne said: There is a boat that is often at the markets at Alvecote marina, cant remember the name of them though, they sell lots of tiller pins.. Maybe someone else will remember? That's Mike Wooding who moors on the Ashby now I believe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray T Posted September 2, 2020 Report Share Posted September 2, 2020 (edited) 59 minutes ago, haggis said: That's Mike Wooding who moors on the Ashby now I believe Draco Crafts: https://www.facebook.com/michael.wooding.52 Draco Crafts, Snarestone Wharf, Quarry Lane, Snarestone, Swadlinote, DE12 7DD, UK Tel: 07805 602618 https://www.dracocrafts.co.uk/ Edited September 2, 2020 by Ray T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave moore Posted September 2, 2020 Report Share Posted September 2, 2020 I believe that tiller pins of old were actually poker heads. Possibly from an old, burned down poker no longer used. Some of those from Victorian times were beautifully ornate and elegant, looking just right with a brass tiller. It took a lot of searching in antique shops and centres to find what I was looking for, I hit lucky in the Cotswolds, happy to pay £30 for the poker. I no longer have the boat but the pin lives on our bureau. I should have a photo somewhere... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umpire111 Posted September 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2020 1 hour ago, Sea Dog said: Erm, how's about follow that URL you posted to Black Country Metalworks? The first click I did revealed.... King Tiller Pin Normal Price: £14.99 Sale Price (while stocks last): £12.74 Product Code: MC003 But you have to buy a 1000! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Mack Posted September 2, 2020 Report Share Posted September 2, 2020 Why not ask Black Country Metalworks who they have recently supplied these to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudds Lad Posted September 2, 2020 Report Share Posted September 2, 2020 2 hours ago, Sea Dog said: Erm, how's about follow that URL you posted to Black Country Metalworks? The first click I did revealed.... King Tiller Pin Normal Price: £14.99 Sale Price (while stocks last): £12.74 Product Code: MC003 probably because "Trade order only, minimum order quantity 50-100 pieces. For the latest trade price, please email us." you can try to add just one but it defaults to 100 in the basket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Dog Posted September 2, 2020 Report Share Posted September 2, 2020 1 hour ago, umpire111 said: But you have to buy a 1000! There's something wrong there - it seems very unusual to do a sale price on individual units "while stocks last" and only sell by the thousands exclusively to the trade! In any case, who is ever going to buy and shift a thousand "king" tillerpins? There simply isn't the market. I think you'd be wise to take @Alan de Enfield 's advice and give them a ring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave moore Posted September 2, 2020 Report Share Posted September 2, 2020 I hope that the tiller pins are of better quality than the tinware offered by BCM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Schweizer Posted September 2, 2020 Report Share Posted September 2, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, dave moore said: I believe that tiller pins of old were actually poker heads. Possibly from an old, burned down poker no longer used. Some of those from Victorian times were beautifully ornate and elegant, looking just right with a brass tiller. It took a lot of searching in antique shops and centres to find what I was looking for, I hit lucky in the Cotswolds, happy to pay £30 for the poker. I no longer have the boat but the pin lives on our bureau. I should have a photo somewhere... All my tiller pins were made from old pokers, but I rarely spent more than a pound on them. I lost my favourite one, which looked very similar to yours, but I managed to hang on to my next favourite one. I sold most of them after selling the boat nearly four years ago, but I still have my next favourite one as illustrated below :- Edited September 2, 2020 by David Schweizer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray T Posted September 2, 2020 Report Share Posted September 2, 2020 (edited) 58 minutes ago, David Schweizer said: All my tiller pins were made from old pokers, but I rarely spent more than a pound on them. I lost my favourite one, which looked very similar to yours, but I managed to hang on to my next favourite one. I sold most of them after selling the boat nearly four years ago, but I still have my next favourite one as illustrated below :- One of them went to a good home! Edited September 2, 2020 by Ray T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umpire111 Posted September 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2020 56 minutes ago, dave moore said: I hope that the tiller pins are of better quality than the tinware offered by BCM Called and spoke to them, only sell by the thousand 1 hour ago, David Mack said: Why not ask Black Country Metalworks who they have recently supplied these to? Done that, say can’t help....data protection etc! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotEver Posted September 2, 2020 Report Share Posted September 2, 2020 4 minutes ago, umpire111 said: Done that, say can’t help....data protection etc! Some companies have a very strange understanding of GDPR. Client confidentiality, yes. Data protection... nahh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Dog Posted September 2, 2020 Report Share Posted September 2, 2020 31 minutes ago, umpire111 said: Called and spoke to them, only sell by the thousand Done that, say can’t help....data protection etc! Well, you tried pretty hard to buy their product in these troubled times... I have to repeat though - who the devil is going to buy 1000 identical tiller pins? If someone bought 1000 assorted tiller pins they'd take years and years to sell unless there's some other application I can't think of? My mind is boggled. Plus - we can't tell you where to buy our products? Far canal, their marketing department are doing them proud! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave moore Posted September 2, 2020 Report Share Posted September 2, 2020 I can only hope that the tiller pins are of better quality than the tinware offered.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuthound Posted September 3, 2020 Report Share Posted September 3, 2020 Kingsground Narrowboats 01869 351321 fit all their new builds with a tiller pin with a king on it. They may sell a spare one to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Mack Posted September 3, 2020 Report Share Posted September 3, 2020 2 hours ago, cuthound said: Kingsground Narrowboats 01869 351321 fit all their new builds with a tiller pin with a king on it. But I doubt even they buy them 1000 at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umpire111 Posted September 3, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2020 20 hours ago, Alan de Enfield said: Might be worth a phone call : https://www.procastnotts.com/index.php/about_us/?k=:2::: Tried these, can’t help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alias Posted September 3, 2020 Report Share Posted September 3, 2020 16 hours ago, dave moore said: I can only hope that the tiller pins are of better quality than the tinware offered.... They sell other stuff too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave moore Posted September 3, 2020 Report Share Posted September 3, 2020 Aaaahh..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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