Weird hinges
Jeremy Osner
>Hi all, I've been away from the list for a little while -- I picked up a whole bunch of old hinges at the church rummage sale this morning, most of them are just regular hinges with two pieces and a pin (and they match the hinges in our house, nice to have on hand) -- but one pair is different. They are only two pieces, so the pin is built into the upper half and you would take the door off just by lifting it up; I have seen hinges like this before -- but these ones mate along a spiral track, so as you open the door it lifts up about half and inch, and as you close the door it sinks back down. Is this just an automatic closing mechanism? I am thinking the door would pull itself closed. Anyone see these before?