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Original Antique Hardware Restored to Working Order

Original Antique Thumb Latches -2

Reference # 100-650 Note: Sale of this item is not complete until you receive confirmation from us. Quantity:

  Victorian cottage thumb latch in decorative cast iron manufactured circa 1875.  Handle measures 6 1/2" high x 1 7/8" with a 3 1/2" grip opening.  The off-side latch, pictured below, measures 4 3/8" x 2 7/8" high.  This latch will fit a door up to 1 3/8" thick and is  restored, reversible, and complete, ready to install.  Parts include the handle pictured above and the latch set below with back plate which includes an attached staple, the bar, and the jamb keeper.  These latches were some of the earliest of the decorative thumb latches and did not have any privacy function.  Restored and complete with slotted screws.

Complete Restored Decorative Cottage Thumb Latch
Price $ 65.00

Reference # 100-587 1 available Note: Sale of this item is not complete until you receive confirmation from us Quantity:

Wrought iron thumb latch in the Norfolk style, circa 1830.  Handle back plate measures 6 1/2" high x 1 1/4" while the handle itself is 3 1/4".  Side view of the flared swivel thumb press shows the deeply curled bar lift that will accommodate a door up to 1 1/4" thick without modification.  The accompanying bar set is our own new replacement, pictured below, featuring a 6" bar - surface mount staple and keeper copied from originals of that period.  Comes complete with slotted mounting screws.

Norfolk Thumb Latch
Price $ 110.00

Reference # 100-653 1 available Note: Sale of this item is not complete until you receive confirmation from us. Quantity:

Victorian Blake style thumb latch in cast iron manufactured last half of the 19th century.  This Blake style latch was manufactured by most of the major hardware manufacturers for almost one hundred years. It was patented in 1842 and could still be found in catalogs as late as 1940. Handle measures 6 1/2"  high x 1 34" at widest with inside grip opening of 3 1/4".  The original off-side bar set offer the 5 1/2" bar, ring, staple, and keeper as shown below.  This latch will fit a door up to 1 3/8" thick and is restored, reversible, and complete, ready to install.   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.  Restored and complete, comes with slotted mounting screws.

Complete Restored Blake Thumb Latch
Price $ 65.00

Suffolk thumb latch in wrought iron circa 1790, featuring a dominant upper cusp and a smaller lower cusp primarily for mount hole.  Nicely executed handle measures approximately 9" high overall x 2" at widest on upper cusp - handle grip is 4 3/4" inside and handle itself is well formed and flat - 7/8" wide.  Side view of flat notched thumb press below shows the early straight lift which will accommodate a door up to 1 1/8" thick without further modifications.  The accompanying replacement bar set, pictured below right, offers a 7 3/4" bar,  1 3/4" high drive-in staple, and a drive-in keeper.  Comes complete with screws.

Wrought Iron Dominant Upper Cusp Thumb Latch, circa 1790
Price $ 225.00

Reference # 100-418 1 available Note: Sale of this item is not complete until you receive confirmation from us. Quantity:

French Suffolk thumb latch in wrought iron from the 19th Century, featuring a dominant upper cusp and a smaller rounded lower cusp primarily for mount holes.  Excellently executed handle measures approximately 8" high overall x 2" at widest on upper cusp - handle grip is 4 1/2" inside.  Side view of flat thumb press below far right shows the lift with slight curl for the finger grasp on the offside.  Will accommodate a door up to 1 3/8" thick.  The accompanying bar set, pictured below left,  is our own replacement set with a 5 1/2" bar,  2 1/4" high surface mount staple, and a 2 1/4" high surface mount keeper (shown in close-up below center).  Comes complete with screws.

Wrought Iron Dominant Upper Cusp Thumb Latch
Price $ 95.00
        

Reference # 100-421 1 available Note: Sale of this item is not complete until you receive confirmation from us. Quantity:

Early arrow head Suffolk style thumb latch in wrought iron, late 1700's - early 1800's.  Flat thumb press has a straight pivot lift.  Handle measures 8 1/4" high x 2" at widest point across.  Hand grasp has a 3 1/4" grip opening - width from handle in front is 5/8".  Side view of thumb below right shows straight lift that will accommodate a door up to 1 1/4" thick.  The accompanying bar set, pictured below left,  is our own new replacement set with an 6 1/2" bar, a 1 1/2" drive-in staple, and a drive-in keeper.  There was an extra hole placed in the bottom cusp a long time ago as seen in the photo above. Comes complete with screws.

Arrow Head Thumb Latch
Price $ 125.00

Reference # 100-614 Note: Sale of this item is not complete until you receive confirmation from us. Quantity:

Modified Suffolk early "bean" style thumb latch in wrought iron from the 19th century, featuring rounded cusps with single mount holes - an unusual configuration.  Thumb press is flat below the cusp and has a straight pivot type finger grasp.  Grasp is long enough to accommodate a door up to 1 1/4" thick without modifications.  Handle measures 7" high x 1 1/2" at widest point across the cusps.  Hand grasp has a 3 5/8" grip opening and is worked into a wide flat handle measuring 5/8" wide.  Accompanied by a our own replacement bar set, pictured below, with a 6 1/2" bar, a 1 1/2" high drive-in staple, and drive-in keeper measuring 2 3/4" overall and extending approximately 1" when mounted.  Comes complete with screws.

19th Century Wrought Iron Modified "Bean" Thumb Latch
Price $ 125.00

Reference # 100-636 1 available Note: Sale of this item is not complete until you receive confirmation from us. Quantity:

  Early wrought iron Suffolk thumb latch handle missing the thumb portion but very usable as a handle only, from the mid-18th century.  Measuring 10" high x 3 3/8" across the cusps.  The handle has a grip opening inside of 4" and is flat on the front measuring 3/4" wide.  Nicely formed and not recently restored - in original aged patina.

18th Century Suffolk Thumb Latch Handle Only
Price $ 95.00

Reference # 100-637 Note: Sale of this item is not complete until you receive confirmation from us. Quantity:

 Early wrought iron Suffolk thumb latch handle missing the thumb portion but very usable as a handle only, from the late18th - early 19th century.  Measuring 9 1/2" high x 2 3/4" across the cusps.  The handle has a grip opening inside of 4" and is rounded 1/2" in diameter.  Nicely formed and not recently restored - in original aged patina.

Early Suffolk Thumb Latch Handle Only
Price $ 75.00