William & Mary hardware is very early, dating to the 1600's. It is the earliest brass hardware used in America. Each pull consists of a solid brass backplate, a solid cast brass teardrop or wire bail and solid brass fasteners. Chasing is the process of hand stamping designs in the decorative backplate and many of the pieces you see here are still hand chased. The tools used are similar to those a leather worker uses, the process is labor intensive and each piece is unique.
Even in this day and age of modernization, our teardrops remain hand cast. They are fastened with cotter pin fittings or for those who prefer it, a more modern threaded fitting. The delicate wire bails have borings of 1-1/4", and are also fastened with cotter pins; exactly as they would have been 350 years ago. Installation instructions are provided with each order.
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 | Teardrop PullsCast brass teardrops are simple, yet very elegant. They are a pleasure to touch and use; and their color deepens with use. H-35 teardrop pull with cast flower backplate, $6.25 H-24 teardrop pull with plain, round backplate, $4.75 H-114X teardrop pull, $7.50 H-114XE matching keyhole escutcheon, $5.50 CP-31 large brass cotter pin, $0.35  |
 | Teardrop Pulls and Matching Keyhole EscutcheonsI have seen many early pieces in museums: sometimes the pulls and escutcheons have the same size plate but other times the keyhole escutcheon is larger than the plate behind the teardrop. On still others, the backplates are reversed. H-115 teardrop pull, $6.00 H-115E keyhole escutcheon, $4.00 H-114 teardrop pull, $6.00 H-114E keyhole escutcheon, $4.00 CP-31 large brass cotter pin, $0.35 |
 | William & Mary pulls with matching escutcheonsH-92 bail pull, $8.50 H-92E keyhole escutcheon, $5.50 H-92X bail pull, $9.50 H-92XE keyhole escutcheon, $6.50 CP-30 Small brass cotter pin, $0.35 |
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Featured Customer Project Project by Bill Snellers of Tulsa, Oklahoma This is a reproduction of Mary Hoyt's wedding chest. The original was made in 1786 as a wedding gift for Mary Hoyt of Deerfield, Massachusetts, and housed in Historic Deerfield. The scalloped top is ... |
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