How To Identiy Antique Door Lock

The snugger assisted with the latching portion of the closing cycle.

How to identiy antique door lock.

Look for a number on the key head. Antique hardware price guide by h. For example a house key or residential door key will have a code like lr 2 or sr 1 on the head. Click picture for more info.

Metals can be identified by their color. In this video i m restoring a rusty and broken vintage door lock. Meet the mortise lock and door knobs. Po box 31 chatham new jersey.

Pry the retainer outward with a screwdriver and the lock cylinder can be easily removed. Right away i knew that i can make a n. This mortise lock set is installed in a 1930 colonial in the boston area. Gm changed to a pushbutton door handle in the 1950s which had the cylinder mounted in the push button.

And steel is brownish gray. Take the key to a hardware store and ask the key maker if they know what the letter and number designation on the key signifies. Brass is yellow or reddish. Gm door locks from 1936 to 1949 used an exterior retainer clip which was located under the door weather stripping.

Iron is silvery gray. The country and city where the doorknob was installed. Other clues and data regarding building age and history of modifications additions renovations. This vintage lock is in excellent condition and has been cleaned and oiled to operate perfectly.

The faceplate marked yale is brass with typical minor scratches and little dings. In assessing the age of door hardware like hinges and knobs and locks it would be helpful to know. Lock is reversible for right or left hand doors remove one screw flip the strike over and close the lock again. The closer in the photos is just a spring nothing to control the door.

Interior designing with knobs handles latches locks hinges and other hardware by liz gordon and terri hartman. Bring a magnet with you when looking for padlocks. Although quite a few people thought this was some type of horn or door chime i received several comments and lots of emails that confirmed that it is a snugger not to be confused with a snuggie as noted by surveillancecow. Key codes are stamped on the housing.

The age of the building where the door knob was installed. Keys usually are coded by type of lock they fit and this could identify old keys. This screw should hold the knob securely to the spindle when you turn the knob. Many locks from the past 200 years are steel brass or a combination but there are other metals out there such as iron.