Sounds strange perhaps, but you can rub them with ketchup.
However, unpolished brass quite quickly returns to its natural patina. So the best thing is probably to reconcile with the fact that this is how they "should" look.
Sounds strange maybe, but you can polish them with ketchup.
However, unvarnished brass quickly reverts to its natural patina. So the best is probably to come to terms with that this is how they "should" look.
You've received good advice, but, as mentioned, if you think that looks terrible, you'll either have to prepare for regular cleaning or replace the tiled stoves with something else. That's simply how they look after a while.
The first image looks like the gaps could be kept much shinier with a little effort. But it's just a matter of polishing and seeing what happens in the long run.
The doors are probably the same vintage as the tiled stove, so then it's "patina".
It's probably easy to polish up the worst of it, maybe almost like new, polish is available in the store (but don't use steel wool or anything else that scratches).
Wasn't it "back in the day" that people often had employed domestic staff or a "housewife" who took care of such things weekly as needed? Or just as needed.
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