I once worked for an exotic metals company in Albuquerque. They had brass, bronze, stainless steel, in all shapes and sizes. You might look up "exotic metals -- retail" in the yellowpages, or on http://www.switchboard.com
Here's one source in Florida: http://www.sunbeltmetals.com
(It doesn't look, from this end, like the hyperlinks work, but you know the drill: cut and paste into your browser.)