Round handrails began to replace the profiled handrails in the first half of the 19th century. The model for our handrail comes from a farm in southern Dalarna and is one of the earliest we know of, probably made around 1820. The pole has sturdy hand-turned end knobs with a period look and iron wall brackets. The pole comes from a farm that was not quite finished. Therefore it is unpainted. A likely color scheme would have been gray with black knobs.