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Original Antique Thumb Latches - Page 8

Reference # 100-640 1 available Note: Sale of this item is not complete until you receive confirmation from us. Quantity:

 Original early brass casting thumb latch with a full back plate and reeded handle, circa 1800.  This type of latch was made in American and England at the same time and are hard to distinguish.  This latch has an iron thumb with a brass cup molded over it and is a dished press with a long curled pivot lift as shown in side photo below left which will accommodate a door up to 2 1/2" thick..  This type of early latch usually had the "wear" parts in iron such as the thumb and bar set because iron was harder and lasted longer.  Handle measures 9 1/2" high x 2 7/8" at widest point across with the full back plate and is nicely cast and chamfered.  The handle is peened permanently on the back plate which is mounted by the mount holes top and bottom.   The handle is 4 3/4" and is nicely formed, 1 1/4" wide, and extends 2" from the back plate.  The accompanying bar set, pictured below,  offers a 6 3/4" iron bar with the early brass period knob 3/4" in diameter.  Also accompanied by a 1 1/2" drive-in staple, and a 2 1/4" high drive-in rat-tail keeper - all in wrought iron - all original, complete and restored.  We provide slotted screws for mounting.

Circa 1800 Wrought Brass and Iron Thumb Latch
Price $ 325.00

Reference # 100-596 Note: Sale of this item is not complete until you receive confirmation from us. Quantity:

Wrought iron thumb latch in the Norfolk style, circa 1820, with ornamentation on top.  Handle back plate measures 7 3/4" high x 1 1/2" while the handle itself is 4 1/4" with turned decorative pewter applied in the center.  Side view of the flared swivel thumb press shows the deeply curled bar lift that will accommodate a door up to 1 5/8" thick without modification.  The accompanying original bar set, pictured below right, offers a 6 3/4" bar with a small 1/2" diameter lift knob, a surface mount staple (2 3/4" x 15/16") and a surface mount keeper.  Comes complete with slotted mounting screws.

Ornamental Norfolk Thumb Latch
Price $ 125.00

Reference # 100-532 1 available Note: Sale of this item is not complete until you receive confirmation from us. Quantity:

Early Suffolk arrowhead style thumb latch in wrought iron, circa 1810.  Thumb press is an early flat swivel straight lift (shown below left) which will accommodate a door up to 1 3/8" thick.  Handle measures 9 1/2" high x 2 7/8" at widest point across.  Hand grasp has a 4" grip opening and is nicely worked into a flat handle 7/8" wide with two double incised lines for decoration.  The accompanying original bar set, pictured below right,  has a 7 1/2" bar with a folded end, a 2" high drive-in staple and a drive-in jamb keeper.  Restored and complete - comes with mounting screws.

Circa 1810, Wrought Iron Suffolk Thumb Latch
Price $ 225.00

Reference # 100-422 1 available Note: Sale of this item is not complete until you receive confirmation from us. Quantity:

Arrow head Suffolk style thumb latch in wrought iron, late 18th Century to early 19th Century.  Thumb press is a flat rounded pinned lift.  Handle measures 8 1/2" high x 1 3/4" at widest point across and features two incised decorative lines in the center.  Hand grasp has a 3 3/4" grip opening - width from front of handle is 13/16".  Side view of thumb below left shows a very long straight lift that will accommodate a door up to 1 5/8" thick.  The accompanying bar set, pictured below,  is our own new replacement set with an 6 1/2" bar, a 1 1/2" drive-in staple, and a drive-in keeper.  Comes complete with screws.

Arrow Head Thumb Latch
Price $ 125.00

Reference # 100-423 1 available Note: Sale of this item is not complete until you receive confirmation from us. Quantity:

Modified arrow head Suffolk style thumb latch in wrought iron, late 18th Century to early 19th Century.  Thumb press is a flat rounded pinned lift.  Handle measures 8" high x 1 3/4" at widest point across and features two incised decorative lines in the center.  Hand grasp has a 3 5/8"" grip opening - width of handle from front is 3/4".  Side view of thumb below left shows a straight lift that will accommodate a door up to 1 1/4" thick.  The accompanying bar set, pictured below,  is our own new replacement set with an 6 1/2" bar, a 1 1/2" drive-in staple, and a drive-in keeper.  Comes complete with screws.

Arrow Head Thumb Latch
Price $ 125.00

Reference # 100-589 Note: Sale of this item is not complete until you receive confirmation from us. Quantity:

   Wrought iron thumb latch in the Norfolk style from the second quarter of the 19th century, with bulbous decoration in the center of the handle.  Handle back plate measures 7" high x 1 1/4" while the handle itself is 3 1/2".  Side view of the flared swivel thumb press shows the deeply curled bar lift that will accommodate a door up to 1 1/8" thick without modification.  The accompanying bar set is our own new wrought placement, pictured below right, offering a 6 1/2" bar, a surface mount staple (2 1/4" x 3/4") and surface mount keeper (2 1/4" x 3/4").  Comes complete with slotted mounting screws.

Norfolk Thumb Latch
Price $ 110.00

Reference # 100-629 1 available Note: Sale of this item is not complete until you receive confirmation from us. Quantity:

  Large Suffolk "bean" style thumb latch in wrought iron from the 19th century, call a bean because of it's lima bean shaped cusps.  Thumb press is flat below the cusp and has the typical straight pivot type finger grasp of the period - this latch will accommodate a  door up to 1 3/4" thick.  Handle measures 8 1/2" high x 2 1/2" wide cusps.  Hand grasp has a 4 1/4" grip opening and is worked into an unusual rounded handle with double incised decorative lines - more elegant than most bean latches.  Accompanied by original wrought iron bar set, pictured below, with a 7 1/4" beveled bar, a 2 1/4" high drive-in staple, and drive-in keeper measuring 3 1/4" overall and extending approximately 1" when mounted.  Comes complete with screws.

19th Century Wrought Iron "Bean" Thumb Latch w/unusual handle
Price $ 150.00

Reference # 100-635 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 12" high x 2 5/8" across the upper cusp and 2 1/4" across the bottom.  The handle has a grip opening inside of 5" and is flat on the front measuring 1" wide.  Nicely formed and not recently restored - in original aged patina.

18th Century Suffolk Thumb Latch Handle Only
Price $ 75.00