A questioner said:
\nWhat are these medal things on the corner of these stairs and what is their purpose?<\/p>\n
More info:
\nThese small triangle pieces of decorative looking medal are on the corner of every step of this antique staircase. They are maybe an inch or so from top to bottom.<\/p>\n
Some of the answers:<\/p>\n
Corner dust guards. They make it easier to sweep dust out of the corners.
\nI\u2019m aware I spelled medal instead of metal. Spelling is a known weekness of mine.
\nStair dust corner. You can find it it Amazon if you search using these words.
\nwow, never seen these before.. definitely getting some for my victorian staircase !
\nI was all excited to comment. Ooh ooh I know this one!
\nWhere\u2019d you find them? The only place I\u2019ve seen them is in the Winchester House in San Jose.
\nI want these for every corner in my home
\nDamn that\u2019s a smart idea!
\nLow key or maybe high key I thought these were some futuristic stair cameras I think
\n\u201cMetal\u201dThey\u2019re designed to keep the stair corners clean since dirt can accumulate in the corners and be hard to get out. Clever idea, actually.
\nIt keeps the dust out of the corner as other people have mentioned, but it may also be covering wood that wasn\u2019t cut exactly right so they\u2019re covering up small gaps.
\nMy first thought was \u201cI don\u2019t what that is, but that sure would make cleaning easiest\u201d
\nOld Victorian houses sometimes have them. Corner dust guards fell out of favor with the invention of the vacuum cleaner. Sweeping dust out of a corner is hard, vacuuming it is easy.
\nIdk but if I had them I\u2019d be glad not to have to sweep those corners.
\nThese were (if I remember correctly) invented by Sarah Winchester and can be found in the Winchester Mystery House in California.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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