chicago lighting repair and restoration

These great lamps are back up on the exterior of a beautiful building on East Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, Illinois.

exterior lantern restoration

We slightly digress from hardware for a few days showing off some of our latest projects for exterior lights (just trying

This is a door knob from the famous Lexington Hotel in Chicago. This building was demolished over a decade ago. This

This additional hinge plate was added to this piece of furniture for our client. This piece can also be seen at

These photos are from the Frank Lloyd Wright Robie House.

Here are a couple photos of our cremone bolts with the westmoreland knob in polished nickel. These were installed as a

April 4, 2008 Recent Projects

Note the scale of the lever as compared with the pen in the above photo. We had to rebuild this mortise

This is an original iron hardware set from Geneva, Switzerland (where Calvin began his work). The detail of the old masters

These are the raw castings of pocket door hardware we are making for a Chicago project. They will be finished in

This fine screen door latch is available in several back-sets for various door conditions. We would love to help you select

April 1, 2008 Recent Projects

This fine door knob was finished by our staff at Al Bar Wilmette. It was part of a complete restoration project

These solid brass offset pivots were finished in satin silver for our client in New Jersey. They also have a clear