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Hardware sources?
Bill Tindall, E.Tn.
There are many sources of Period hardware- Ball and Ball, Whitechapel, etc. Whitechapel has some hardware from later periods. Lee Valley hardware has more. Are there other sources of quality hardware in styles more modern than 1850?
Re: Hardware sources?
Kneale Brownson
How about:
https://www.houseofantiquehardware.com
https://www.highlandwoodworking.com/woodworking-hardware.aspx
google furniture hardware
Re: Hardware sources?
John McGaw
Brusso?
Which post 1850 style ?
any style, ca 1850 to 2018
clarification
Bill Tindall, E.Tn.
I am not looking for sources of hinges, and this sort of "hidden" hardware. Rather I am looking for what would be used to open doors and drawers.
Re: clarification
Mark Nowicki
You will have better results if you narrow down your search for a particular style:
https://www.stedmunds.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Design-Movements-Timeline.pdf
and then include the style and then add the specifics, for example:
"Bauhaus and style and furniture and pulls and handles"
You can also restrict your search to "images" or "shopping" categories.
Another way to decide on a style is go down this rabbit hole:
https://www.architectmagazine.com/technology/products/20th-century-hardware-design-unhinged_o
https://archive.org/details/buildingtechnologyheritagelibrary
repeating the request with more clarity
Bill Tindall, E.Tn.
Lee Valley, Whitechapel, Ball and Ball etc. have extensive and wide ranging catalogs of knobs and pulls to open doors and drawers.
Are there other sources with catalogs, preferably print, that are similar to Lee Valley catalog offering a broad line of door and drawer opening hardware? I am looking for other general sources to study for when I am designing a new piece that could be contemporary or Period. I have sufficient Period hardware sources; lacking sources post Federal(or thereabouts) and modern.
Typical situation: son-in-law, "build me a chest of drawers"
me: "look through these furniture books and tell me what you like"
son-in-law: "something like this one"
me:"what do you want for hardware"
son-in-law: "I don't know. Show me some examples"
me: I only have this Lee Valley catalog. I wish I had more examples. I'll ask on WC if there are other catalogs."
Re: repeating the request with more clarity
CharlieL
I thought that Kneale Brownson's suggestions were good.
Horton Brasses Inc....
roger lance
49 Nooks Hill Road, Cromwell, Ct. 06416
I-800-754-9127
Re: repeating the request with more clarity
William Duffield
I agree with Charlie (and Kneale). Further, in this particular case, I would hand them a copy of "Elements of Style" by Stephen Calloway and Elizabeth Cromley and a Van Dyke's Restorers catalog and a pad of Post-It Notes. The VanDyke's catalog is free, and the book is less than $4, used, including shipping, from AbeBooks.
VanDyke catalog ordered, are there others?
Bill Tindall, E.Tn.
thanks to those that pointed me to this source
Re: Horton Brasses Inc....
roger lance
Sorry......its been years since I dealt with Horton.....they were a very good company.....good products......but, I just reviewed their current prices.....yikes!
Paxton Hardware
DizD
may be a resource. Apparently no print catalog available, but they do have articles on hardware styles. Somewhat similar to VanDykes.
https://www.paxtonhardware.com/
yet another "antique" source
Bill Tindall, E.Tn.
Does anybody except Lee Valley have a catalog of "modern" hardware?
BTW Van Dyke is evil. I looked at a drop pull and their ad and this pull has showed up in every internet search I have done. Deleted Cookies which meant remembering the arcane procedure for restoring ability to post here.
Re: yet another "antique" source
John in NM
Its a bit hard to find a modern only sort of supplier, but a lot of outfits that sell every style will have modern looking stuff. I find it much harder to distinguish modern from contemporary than it is to distinguish georgian from federal.
My wife is on a mid-century modern kick right now, she bought most of our recent kitchen hardware from Wayfair.com. Some of it I really like, but be warned, it will take hours of scrolling past ugly stuff to find a few good things. Its one of those huge "decorator" suppliers that has, apparently, everything.
Re: Hardware sources?
Hank Knight
Woodworker's Hardware (https://www.wwhardware.com) and Custom Service Hardware (https://www.cshardware.com) both have extensive inventories of cabinet hardware, both traditional and modern. For CSHardware, search "pulls" in their search function. The cabinet hardware is not readily apparent in their online index. I've dealt with both companies and found them pleasant to work with.
Hettich.
Mark Nowicki
https://www.hettich.com/cy_EN/product/handles/style-worlds.html
nice knobs and handles
Bill Tindall, E.Tn.
exasperating web site. They probably have a hard copy catalog...I'll check
Catalogue download link
Mark Nowicki
226 pages in pdf. file form.
https://www.hettich.com/fileadmin/content/mediathek/ProDecor/ProDecor_2016_14924_de_en_fr_nl.pdf
I remember you are on a limited data internet plan.
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Found this.
Mark Nowicki
Searched Dwell Magazine website for knobs and pulls.
Re: yet another "antique" source
Mark Nowicki
Your wife has good taste (just like me 
)
Atomic Ranch is a great source of info for mid-century stuff:
Another one is Dwell :
The index to advertisers in any magazine is a time saver when looking for specific stuff.
catalog requested
Bill Tindall, E.Tn.
Thanks. I find it relatively easy to sit with "client" and hard copy catalog and choose hardware. Much less so paging through 50 screens of electronic catalog.
thanks for tip
