photograph & document

When working on a restoration/preservation project it is so important to document and photograph your progress and work. When working with

more hardware for thought…

These photos are great for design ideas for projects. There is nothing better than design rooted in historic hardware. This clearly

What do you take photos of when you are on a trip. I love to photograph architectural details and especially hardware.

These are components of an ice box hardware project being wrapped up in Wilmette. Visit our shop to see what we

These ice box hinges were shipped off to Michigan for a project. They are machined using solid brass and finished to

This is an example of a casement stay on an out-swing casement window. This is another fine example of hardware FLW

This little casement fastener is on an out-swing casement window on a Frank Lloyd Wright home in Highland Park that was

These plates were silver plated for a built in wardrobe in a guest bedroom in Chicago. The keys are actually dummy

This is one of our floor stops we love to use. There are several things to consider when using a floor

These bennington knobs were given new life with new rosettes and new locksets. We used other fun salvage turn pieces, different

When you see a photo like this can you really roll into a big box store and get pre-bored hardware? I

This shower hardware was fabricated from solid brass and finished in polished brass. The reeded design works well with several manufacturers