knurled knob
This is a knurled knob for a project in New York. The knurling detail is done using a tool especially
Increase Your Home’s Value
Sometimes the little things go a long way. Hardware can often be one of those things when you’re looking into
Wall o’ Knobs
Here is our coveted wall of knobs, located in our hardware showroom among the hundreds of duplicate knobs as well as
Concept Lever Sketches
Russell Versaci, a master designer of fine hardware, sketched out these 4 concept levers for consideration for the Wilmette Hardware line.
Bag and Tag Your Hardware
Whenever you remove your hardware it is clearly the best to begin with the end in mind. Some installer is going
Site Visit Notes
Today we are doing two site visits in the same building in Chicago. Many of the old buildings on Lake Shore
Custom Levers
These levers were custom made as a solid brass replica of the older antique lever pictured. Made exclusively for Wilmette Hardware
Old Install Error File
What’s wrong with this picture? Note that the installer of this hardware has the keyhole trim upside down. We don’t want
Hardware Restoration Site Visit
Sometimes it is great to work at Al Bar Wilmette Platers. These photos are from a site visit in Hawaii. We
Same Day Hardware Restoration
This is a front door hardware set that we polished a couple weeks ago. In the summer months we do several
Welch “Arts and Crafts” Antique Hardware
Every once in a while we get requests to match truly rare antique hardware. It’s times like these that we’re actually
Tudor Entry Hardware
These are all wonderful examples of original Tudor style entry hardware. At Wilmette Hardware we model our own line of tudor