Hi greenglade, the water gauges that I got were total crap! had to salvage what I could and rebuild them,ther'e whitemetal and painted,The brass gauges I turned out of brass(assorted sizes) Tip:-don't go buying wire, have a look in skips for old wire ,house renovations etc you'll find loads of sizes-and the firehole door was painstaking-a thought after painting----ROB.