Ed Donaldson Restored Antique Thumb Latch

Reference # 100-642

1 available

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18th Century wrought iron spring gate latch for a wooden gate. Latch mounts on the edge of the gate and the nicely arched handle has a grasp for each side of the gate to operate. Latch measures 18 1/2” high overall x 4” at widest. Top grasp has a 7 1/2" spread with a loop curl on each side. The extension is 2 3/4". Wrought iron staple and notched keeper completes this operating gate latch.

Colonial Period Gate Latch
Price $ 150.00

Reference # 100-561

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Antique Suffolk thumb latch in wrought iron, circa 1770, featuring a dominant upper cusp and a smaller lower cusp. Excellently executed handle measures approximately 11 1/2" high overall x 2 1/4" at widest on upper cusp as well as 2 1/4" widest at the bottom cusp - hand grasp is 5 1/4" inside and is rounded. Side view of flat thumb press below shows the straight cusp lift to grasp on the offside that will accommodate a door up to 1 3/8" thick. The accompanying bar set, pictured below, is a wrought iron replacement set with a 7 3/4" bar, 1 3/4" high drive-in staple, and a drive-in keeper. Comes complete with screws.

Reference # 100-537

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Very early Suffolk style thumb latch in wrought iron, circa 1780. Thumb press is an early flat notched straight lift (shown below left) which will accommodate a door up to 1" thick. Handle measures 10 1/4" high x 2 5/8" at widest point across. Hand grasp has a 5 1/4" grip opening and is nicely worked into a rounded handle rather than the more typical flat style. The accompanying original bar set, pictured bottom row below, has a 8" bar with a 2" high drive-in staple and a drive-in jamb keeper. Restored and complete - comes with mounting screws.

Reference # 100-536

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Early Suffolk style thumb latch in wrought iron, circa 1780. Thumb press is a flat, swivel lift that is probably a replacement but was made quite a while ago, with a nicely curved lift (shown below left) which will accommodate a door up to 1 3/4" thick. Handle measures 12" high x 2 1/2" at widest point across. Hand grasp has a 4 3/4" grip opening and is nicely worked into an unusual semi-rounded handle with the surfaces worked into flat areas. The accompanying original bar set, pictured bottom row below, has a 9 1/2" bar with an early folded over end, a 2 1/2" high drive-in staple and a drive-in jamb keeper. Restored and complete - comes with mounting screws.

Reference # 100-583

1 set available

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Large ornate Victorian store door thumb latch in cast iron, manufactured circa 1880. Handle back plate measures 8 3/4" high x 2" - the oblique (off-set) handle has a 4 1/4" grip opening, is 1" wide, and extends 1 3/4" from the back plate. The off-side bar latch, pictured below, offers a 4 1/2" bar, a side mount staple (1 7/8" high), and a side mount jamb keeper (1 3/4"). This latch will fit a door up to 2 1/4" thick and is restored, reversible, complete, ready to install. Comes with slotted mounting screws.

Reference # 100-641

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An extremely unusual open-work early thumb latch in wrought iron - 18th century in origin. The elegant full back plate measures 11" high x 1 5/8" at widest featuring diamond open-work with chamfered edges. The rare thumb press is a wrought iron turned knob shape. This unusual turned thumb press (shown in close-ups below center) extends 1 3/8" from the front of the plate and is 1" in diameter - it extends through the door with a gently curving grasp (below left) that will accommodate a door up to 2" thick. The nicely rounded handle itself on the back plate measures 4 1/2" high and extends 1 3/4". Accompanied by original 8" bar, 3 1/4" x 1" staple, and 2 7/8" x 1" keeper all mounted of separate member plates. The bar has a button grasp 5/8" in diameter. Restored and complete. We provide slotted screws for mounting.