The swans

I think we live in the wrong century. We are restoring a piano box sleigh and are looking for the metal parts at the top of the runners that connect the runners to the dash. They are cast metal and look like swans. I am sure in the 19th century they were freely available, but today, ah no, can't find them. And there are many different types, Portland cutters often have a small cast swan at the top of the runners, but they don't connect to the dash itself. Albany cutters often have a flat metal strip that carries up from the metal runners on the sleigh and are screwed into the dash. So now we are investigating casting our own. We tried to fabricate them, but it would take much too much time to make them as beautiful as the originals are. They are truly beautiful. Pictures to follow.