Functional hardware - Yesterday's things

Japanese: 機能金物 - きのうかなもの
Functional hardware - Yesterday's things

...Metal parts used in architecture, excluding those used for structural materials, roof covering materials, plumbing equipment, etc. Nails, hinges, and handles are typical examples. They are broadly divided into those that are practical and those that emphasize decoration, the former being called functional hardware and the latter decorative hardware. Architectural decoration
[Western]
The use of architectural hardware dates back to ancient times, with examples of copper furniture hardware found in Egypt in 5000 BCE; bronze was used as rod material inside the pyramids around 4000 BCE, and lead was used from around 3000 BCE.

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "functional hardware" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…建築に使用される金属部材のうち,構造材,屋根等の被覆材,配管設備機器等に用いられるもの以外をいう。釘,蝶番(ちようつがい∥ちようばん),把手(とつて)などがその典型であり,実用本位のものと装飾性を重視したものに大別され,前者を機能金物,後者を装飾金物と呼ぶことがある。建築装飾
[西洋]
 建築金物の使用は,前5000年のエジプト時代に銅製の家具用金物の使用例が見いだされるほどに古く,ブロンズ(青銅)も前4000年ころにはピラミッド内部で棒材として使用され,鉛も前3000年ころから使用されていた。…

※「機能金物」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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