Snipe Hinges
- Products by Use: Trunk & Chest Hardware, Box Hardware, Furniture Hardware
- Products by Style: Hand Forged Iron
- Watch our hand forged iron being made:
- Please contact Orion if you have any questions about iron hardware.
- Because each piece of iron hardware is made one at a time, quantity pricing is not available.
These are made from soft iron and thinned out to delicate proportions. These are very, very early hinges.
Snipe hinges (also known as cotter pin, or staple hinges), are the simplest and probably the earliest hinges used on American furniture. See instructions with a diagram on how they are installed.
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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