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Whitechapel Ltd. offers a wide range of hardware for furniture and home, from contemporary to antique styles, sourced from European and American manufacturers. Browse or order a free catalog to see their products in various finishes and materials.
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It is easy to guess the nature of man's first hinges. Leather, vegetable or fabric straps or bands are as effective now as they have ever been. If fact in recent times an updated version of this simple hinge has returned to common use, the plastic hinges found on video boxes and countless other cheap mass-produced items is simply the latest re-iter...
The need for a stronger and more precise hinge combined with man's discovery of metals led quickly to the earliest metal linkage. Again simple effective ideas die-hard and the snipe hinge which consists of nothing more than two pieces of wire bent double and linked together still can be found doing duty as hinges in the less developed parts of the ...
While the modern barrel hinge in which two interlocking leaves wrap around the same pivot pin was probably conceived by armorers and silversmiths it would have taken until the middle ages before this development would have had much impact in every day domestic life. For our purposes the barrel hinge appears early enough to all but monopolize this f...
Iron
Hinges could of course be made of almost any metal but in the real world iron and brass have proven to be the best choices. The earliest hinges that have relevance to us were invariable forged from wrought iron. Wrought iron has many attributes that make it a particularly suitable. With primitive equipment and a good deal of skill this malleable material can be formed, cut and hammer welded into anything the heart desires with surprising speed. Once finished a wrought iron product will last a...
Brass
The nature of wrought iron and the methods used to shape it do not encourage fine levels of precision or detail and because of this brass became the preferred material for use on finer furniture during the 17th century and beyond. Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc and has some particular attributes that suit it to hinge making and the other hardware needs of furniture. Brass is easily cast, cut, filed and polished. It is neither the hardest nor the softest metal and in an application such...
Aside from the modern European cabinet hinges generically known as 32mm hinges and Soss invisible hinges (neither of which we sell) we sell three types of hinge that differ from the conventional butt hinge. This screen hinge can open both backwards and forwards The double acting screen hinge is a clever pair of interlocking butt hinges. Operating o...
The doors in traditional furniture and cabinetry are almost always inset or flush, meaning the door is in the same plane as the surrounding cabinetry. This was and still is the most common application for a hinge and conveniently also the simplest from the traditional cabinetmaker's perspective. The introduction of mass-produced joinery and pressed...
Learn about the history and types of hinges used in traditional furniture and cabinetry. Find out how to choose and use iron, brass, screen, card table and knife hinges for your projects.
Family owned and operated since 1955, Lehman's is here to help you live a simpler life. Lehman’s Hardware offers creative solutions for cooking, gardening, heating with wood, non-electric lighting and more. Lehman’s retail store is a destination itself when visiting Amish Country.
Whitechapel Ltd. offers a full line of beautifully crafted, historic hardware, much of it imported from the UK. See examples of solid brass handles, catches, pulls and more for kitchens and furniture.
Feb 3, 2012 · Learn about the quality and variety of campaign-style hardware from Whitechapel Ltd., a vendor of hard-to-find brasses. See examples of pulls, corners and brackets, and how they are made and finished.
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