Installation Tips & Technical Information

As time permits, we will add instructions and tips about correct installation of antique style hardware. For starters here is a short list, hope you find it helpful:

Care and Maintenance for Hand Forged Iron: Tips for installing and caring for hand forged iron.
Caster Sizing Chart: A handy chart for choosing which casters to purchase.
Desk Lock: Side view drawing of desk/secretary lock.
Grip: An illustrated example of Cabinet Handle sizes.
Hand Forged Pintle Strap Hinges: Jamb pintles, Driven pintles and Surface pintles
Installation instructions for ball catches: For step by step instructions on installing ball catches please visit our Blog.
Installing a half mortise lock: For step by step instructions on installing a half mortise lock please visit our Blog.
Rat-tail Hinges Instructions: Photograph showing a properly installed rattail hinge on a flush mounted door.
Screw Fittings: See the difference between machine screw and post and nut fittings.
All About Snipe Hinges: How to install snipe hinges.
Installing Hand Forged Latch Sets: Latch installation information for the HF-14 , HF-17 or Norfolk latch sets.
Cotter Pin Fittings: An illustrated example for installation of Cotter Pins.
Bed Irons, the ideal, the practical: Two methods for installing Bed Irons.
Installing Bed Bolts: An illustrated guide for installing Bed Bolts.
Counterboring to install pulls on thick wood: Two solutions for installing Pulls in thick wood.

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Our Crew

I am Orion Henderson, I joined Horton Brasses in 2001 and am the 4th generation Horton. Hopefully we will get to know each other better over the next couple of decades.

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Horton Brasses produces more than 1,000 different pieces of authentic reproduction furniture and cabinet hardware at our factory in Connecticut. We use brass, iron, and various hardwoods to make knobs, drawer pulls, hinges, shelf pegs, bed bolts, casters, hooks and even clock finials!

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Horton Brasses Inc., 49 Nooks Hill Road, Cromwell CT 06416, 800-754-9127