This un-lacquered brass privacy set was manufactured using concealed sub-rosettes that hide all the fasteners on the rosettes of both the knob and turn pieces.  Hinges as door stops were also finished in the same style/design as the knobs.

This is a 6″ x 6″ full ball bearing butt hinge with over-sized ball finials.  The hinge was silver plated to match the interior formal finish hardware.

Did you know that we provide cabinet hardware manufactured to the same specifications as our fine door hardware?  These drop pulls were finished in a soft antique silver and installed by a local mill work shop.

These cremone bolts were recently installed by our team on a local north shore residence.  Cremone bolts are available in all of our custom finishes.

Robert Stroessler a veteran of Al Bar Wilmette for 22 years is retiring to live and enjoy life out west in Wyoming.  Robert will be missed by our entire team and by many clients he has worked with over his career.  Robert has his BS in Business and came to Wilmette after years of being in direct mail and marketing.  He did everything for us at Al Bar and will be missed – We look forward to a visit from you soon!!

This shower pull is one of several that we manufacture and finish.  This pull is available in 3 lengths for both glass doors and appliances.

Here is an offset pivot hinge with an integrated needle bearing (for ultra smooth operation) that was made for a project on the North Shore of Chicago.  We are currently working on a website dedicated to our offset pivot hinges and hardware.  Until then be sure to look at our wilmette hardware site for more details on our pivots www.wilmettehardware.com/hinges/offsetpivothinge.php.

These hardware sets were manufactured for a project in St. Louis, Missouri.  The pella doors require hardware to work with a proprietary multi-point mechanism.   Levers and backplates were all finished in polished nickel to match the interior hardware selection.

Here is our traditional ice box hardware installed on an oak ice box sub-zero refrigerator.  We have two sizes of traditional hinges & latches as well as a contemporary version of ice box hardware.  Take a look at our hinges at www.iceboxhinges.com.

This is an EPT-10 power transfer that we like to use with our electrified exterior lock.  The EPT-10 gives a concealed/clean look that will not detract (like an electrifid hinge or attached cable transfer) from your finish hardware selection.

The harmon hinge captioned here was installed in a local residence by our installers.  We have several sizes of harmon hinges on display at our shop. Check out www.harmonhinge.com for more information.

This traditional drop pull was made using an existing piece of historic hardware.  Dense latex molds were made and the hardware can be cast in both brass and bronze (this photo is of a brass casting).  The hardware is then machined and finished by our craftsmen.