These hinges would be great for a person renovating a 1700's house and needs some nice matching hand made wrought iron hinges.
- They were made in the 1700's from wrought iron
- If you look close you can see the blacksmiths handiwork.
- He cut them with a chisel and the edges show that
- The back show where he rolled the hinge pin and then hammer welded them when they iron was red hot
- Each hinge has 4 holes per leaf.
- These hinges were put on the door with hand made nails and were often drilled out and replaced with screws as the nails loosed up
- They can be used on a door with either swing direction
- The hinges had their old oil paint removed.
- The hinges are 2 different sizes with the shorter pair on the top of the door
- They were painted the same color across the layers of paint
- The hinges were washed with water to remove dirt and dust.
- They are in are in good condition for their age with 1/8” vertical wear on the pins.
- The hinges are ready for years more use.
- They are nicely textured from the blacksmiths work and have all the dents and scratches a set of hinges over 300 years should have.
- The shorter set is 5 3/4” tall
- 2 5/8" wide laying open.
- The large set is 6 5/8” tall
- 2 5/8" wide laying open.
2-27~ LL
