Ed Donaldson Restored Antique Thumb Latch

Reference # 100-700

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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.

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.

Reference # 100-747

1 available

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Cast iron Blake style thumb latch. Blake latches were manufactured by most of the major hardware manufacturers for many years. Patented in 1842 - this type of thumb latch could still be found in some form in catalogs for about 100 years. Handle measures 6 1/2" high x 1 3/4" at widest with inside grip opening of 3 1/2". The original off-side bar sets offers 4 1/4" bar with mount ring, staple, and surface mount keeper 1 1/4" high and extending 1 1/4" when mounted. When mounted, the thumb lift shown below left protrudes through the door and rests under the bar for operation and acts as a grasp to lift the bar from that side. This latch can work on a door maximum thickness of 1 3/8". Restored and complete, comes with slotted mounting screws.

Reference # 998-765

2 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.

Reference # 100-732

1 handle only

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Early Suffolk style thumb latch handle in wrought iron from the last half of the 18th century. Thumb press is flat with a typical early straight lift (shown below right) which will accommodate a door up to 1" thick without modification. Handle measures 8 1/4" high x 2 1/2" at widest point across the cusp. Hand grasp has a 3" grip opening. Handle is not restored - original aged patina intact. This is a handle only - no accompanying bar set.