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  • Curtain Hardware


    Curtains and drapery are fabricated from a diverse assortment of textiles of varying thickness and weight, each with a differing degree of light absorption and heat insulating qualities. Suspended with curtain rod or traverse rod, drapery can be hel... Read More »

  • Hinges


    Smaller furniture hinges were used for lighter internal and cupboard doors. The most decorative is the cocks-head hinge, in use in the Elizabethan period and the first half of the 17th century. A simplified form occurs in a Surrey house of 1656, and... Read More »

  • Coat Hooks


    Art Deco was the first widespread American decorative style that originated in France rather than Britain. It was also the first decorative style that emulates the future rather than the past. Characterized by elaborate geometric motifs and materials... Read More »

  • Mortise Locks


    Prior to the mid 19th century the mortise lock had supplanted the surface mount lock as the standard in American architecture. Initially these locks and strikes were manufactured with little or no ornamentation, but as decorative hardware became fash... Read More »

  • Light Bulbs


    Until the early 19th century, lighting was restricted to the use of candles, oils and gas. In 1809, English chemist Humphrey Davy induced an electrical current between two charcoal strips with a high power battery. The result was intense incandesce... Read More »

  • Fasteners


    Manufacturer's labels did not abound in trunks until the advent of mass production. Although some early craftsman put labels in their trunks, labeling was not commonplace until the late 19th century with the introduction of hundreds of manufacturers... Read More »

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