How To Identiy Antique Door Lock

The first locks were quite simple a wooden beam that was slid across a door.

How to identiy antique door lock.

Our second door photo below shows an elegantly simple self closing door hinge at a door in the palacio brandolini rota also in venice. The antique doorknob collectors of america. Iron is silvery gray. Po box 31 chatham new jersey.

In stock at store today. Shop for and learn about antique and vintage locks and padlocks. Cleaning and repairing an antique mortise door lock. Many locks from the past 200 years are steel brass or a combination but there are other metals out there such as iron.

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Brass is yellow or reddish. If you have an older house with knobs that slip latches that are stuck inside the door or other minor problems then you should follow these instructions to remove the lock dis assemble it clean and perform minor repairs. Take the locks or keys to a locksmith. Metals can be identified by their color.

Interior designing with knobs handles latches locks hinges and other hardware by liz gordon and terri hartman. Below a more modern keyed door lock and an antique door pull on a door at the palacio pisani in venice genoa s historic enemy. If you are able to take a lock off a door be careful not to break the mechanism or you can bring the piece of furniture with you a locksmith who has studied the different types of locks made throughout the years should be able to tell you when a lock was made and how old the key for the lock would be.