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Original Antique Hardware Restored to Working Order
Original Antique Thumb Latches, etc.
Reference # 100-700
1 available |
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Original Colonial period bar latch with interior lift bar latch and exterior knob through the door to operated the bar. The interior bar was made up of the bar itself, operating cam, staple, and jamb keeper. The exterior side offered a narrow neck iron elongated oval knob and decorative open-work rosette (pictured below the bar). The knob spindle mounted through the door and the cam (the pivot under the bar) and was secured in place by a nut threaded on the end. When the knob was turned the cam would pivot and operate the bar from the exterior side. The staple kept the bar from rotating too much - the jamb keeper is drive-in rat-tail style and self explanatory. The bar measures 19 1/2" overall with the exterior knob 2 3/4" x 7/8" and the escutcheon measuring 5 1/4" x 1 3/4". The cam escutcheon (oval) is 2 1/4" x 1 1/4", the staple is 3 3/8" x 5/8". The small knob on the bar itself is 1" in diameter and extends 1 3/8". A well wrought and complete set - all original. This set is reversible for either hand.
Colonial Bar Latch
Price $ 295.00
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Reference # 100-617
1 available |
Very early Suffolk arrowhead style thumb latch in wrought iron, circa
1725 (probably Massachusetts in origin), featuring decorative notching on the cusps. Thumb press is flat and lift is split with deeply curved finger grasp (shown below left) which will accommodate a door up
to 1 1/2" thick. Handle measures 8" high x 2 1/2" at top cusp and
2 1/4" at bottom cusp. Hand grasp has a 3 1/8" grip opening and is nicely
worked into a slightly beveled handle 13/16" wide. The
accompanying original bar set pictured below right features
a 5 1/2" bar, a 1 1/4" high staple which drives through the door and
clinches and a drive-in keeper measuring
3" overall and extending approximately 1" when mounted. . Restored and complete - comes with
mounting screws.
Early
18th Century, Wrought Iron Suffolk Thumb Latch
Price $ 195.00
Reference # 100-622
1 available |
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Early Suffolk style thumb latch in wrought iron from the last half of the 18th century, featuring heart shaped cusps. Thumb press is flat with a typical early straight split lift (shown below left) which will accommodate a door up to 1 1/4" thick. Handle measures 8" high x 2 3/4" at widest point across the cusp. Hand grasp has a 4" grip opening with double incised lines. The accompanying original bar set, pictured below right, has original 6" wrought bar with a replacement drive-in staple and original drive-in jamb keeper. Restored and complete - comes with mounting screws.
Wrought Iron Suffolk Heart Thumb Latch
Price $ 245.00
Reference # 100-517
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An early Suffolk thumb latch in wrought iron, early 1800's. Handle measures 8 1/4" high x 3 1/4" at widest point. Grip opening is 3 7/8" - handle width from the front is 1 1/4" which is very wide and hefty with nice incised decorative lines and an X in the center. Side view of dished pivot thumb press, below left, shows the long slightly curved bar lift that will accommodate a door up to 1 3/4" thick. Accompanied by original bar set below right, with 7 3/8" bar, 2 1/4" drive-in staple, and a drive-in keeper. Comes complete with screws.
Suffolk circa 1800 Thumb Latch
Price $ 250.00
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Reference # 100-593
1 available |
Suffolk style thumb latch handle in wrought iron circa 1750-1780, featuring a dominant upper cusp with a small lower cusp primarily for the mount holes. Thumb press is flat with notched lift (shown below left) with unusual curve upwards at the grasp end. Will accommodate a door up to 1 3/8" thick without modifications. Handle measures 10" high x 2 1/16" at widest point across. Hand grasp has a 4 3/4" grip opening and is nicely worked into a rounded handle. The accompanying original bar set offers a a 7 1/4" bar, a 1 1/2" high drive-in staple, and a drive-in jamb keeper. Restored and complete - comes with mounting screws.
Wrought Iron Colonial Thumb Latch
Price $ 195.00
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Reference # 100-679
1 available |
Victorian cottage thumb latch in decorative cast iron manufactured circa 1875. Handle measures 6 1/2" high x 1 7/8" with a 4" grip opening. The off-side latches, pictured below, measure 4" x 2 3/4" high. Latch will fit a door up to 1 1/2" thick and is restored, reversible, and complete, ready to install. Latch includes the handle pictured below and a latch set above with back plate which includes the staple, the bar, and the jamb keeper. The privacy lock is mounted above the bar in the top staple hole as shown above in the unlocked position and can be swiveled out and downward against the bar so the latch cannot be opened by the handle on the other side. Restored and complete with slotted screws.
Complete
Restored Decorative Cottage Thumb Latch
Price $ 65.00
Reference # 998-765
3 sets available |
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New old stock cast iron gate latches in original japanned finish, early 20th century. The latch is three pieces as pictured below - the back mount, the toggle latch, and the keeper. The back mount measures 4 1/2" high x 15/16" wide and the catch extends 2 1/2" when mounted. The keeper back measures 2 1/4" high x 1 1/4" wide.
NOS Cast Iron Gate Latches
Price $ 18.00 each
Reference # 100-711
1 available |
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Suffolk "bean" style thumb latch in wrought iron from the 19th century, called a bean because of it's lima bean shaped cusps. Thumb press is flat below the cusp and has a straight pivot type finger lift which will accommodate a 1 1/2" thick door. Lift can be extended to fit thicker door upon request in the Comments Section when ordering. Handle measures 6 3/4" high x 1 7/8" wide cusps. Hand grasp has a 3 1/4" grip opening and is worked into a round handle with two sets of double incised lines for decoration. Accompanied by a our own replacement bar set, pictured below, with a 6 1/2" bar, a 1 3/4" high drive-in staple, and drive-in keeper measuring 2 1/2" overall and extending approximately 1" when mounted. Comes complete with screws.
19th Century Wrought Iron "Bean" Thumb Latch
Price $ 110.00
