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Black Lever Handles
We have recently extended our range of Black Door Furniture to include a range of heavy cast iron Black Lever Door Handles. The range consists of Gothic Lever Handles in both Locking and Lever options, ass an alternative we have our Tudor Lever Handles, again in both Locking and Lever options. And finally our Monkeytail Lever Handles in ...
Coat Racks (Oak)
French Oak Coat Racks. Back in the beginnings of the Suffolk Latch Company we specialised in the manufacture of quality oak furniture, but with the passing of time and the emergence of cheap furniture from the far east we found our selves unable to compete in a market, where we were the middle men supplying the retail outlet's...
Casement Fasteners & Window Stays
Casement Fasteners & Window Stays Casement windows with leaded glass panes were the most common domestic window until the mid 1600's when sash windows were introduced. Sash windows are typically used in Great Britain and the United states, while casement windows are still in common use in Europe. The casement window swings on a ...
Cabinet Hardware
Cabinet Hardware Cabinet hardware offers an inexpensive way to add personality to your decor. The most common types of cabinet and draw hardware are knobs, drawer pulls and handles, and cupboard catches. Knobs and pulls can be used with either furniture of cabinetry and there are no rules for there placement. You can think of them as both artis...
Hinges
Hinges give the door the ability to swing and, like levers are handed. Hinges also carry the weight of the door so it is important to know the hinge's load bearing capacity. For a standard oak ledge and braced door a pair of 18 inch hinges will be more than sufficient. When it comes to using three hinges you must remember that the top hinge is i...
Latches Suffolk & Gothic
Latches, Suffolk & Gothic Latches make up the oldest group of traditional black door ironmongery and are typically operated by pressing the lever with a thumb, hence the term thumb latch. Early thumb latches were made from wood and string, then wrought until they became virtually obsolete in they 1800's with the invention of the rim...