Richards wilcox hardware.

[question guy]

Found thesetags under years of paint. Anyone? Tthey are on the bifold carriage doos

 

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[question guy]

Cleaned up and powder coated. Love me some old hardware

 

[billconner]

It's terrific hardware. I've used a lot in stage equipment. Factory is (or was a few years ago) in Aurora IL.

 

[nadogail]

Looks like Premium Quality Goods.

 

[question guy]

Very quality hardware. Hinge pins were all wore out but we managed. Just wondering if anyone has seen this old bi fold system in use

 

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[question guy]

Almost every part has a rw stamped into it. The handles also wich I'd love to find two of.

 

[question guy]

1908 as far as i know. Need two more of those rw handles.

 

[billconner]

Did you try their website? Here's their historic handles: https://rwhardware.com/product/product-category/pulls-and-handles/

 

[mv213]

Very quality hardware. Hinge pins were all wore out but we managed. Just wondering if anyone has seen this old bi fold system in use

Those are some beautiful doors!

 

[elvee]

That closing system is ingenious. Good job salvaging all that hardware. Did you build new doors, or rehad the existing?

 

[question guy]

New doors. The old ones weren't original and were too far gone. Rw said that they haven't made any of those parts since long before I was born. And the way the track system works allows the doors to completely fold out of the opening and lay flat against the wall. Very thought out. They're historic Hardware is nothing like the originals were not even close.

 

[question guy]

They're not solid but there's no openings for moisture to get in. Hard to believe all this Hardware sat on a saltwater Coast for over 100 years.

 

[Zeke]

There are just a handful of bi-fold garage doors in my historic neighborhood. Non function that I can determine. I've thought of approaching some of the property owners about installing a newer door for them in exchange for the hardware, but at this stage any replacement, as cheap as it may be, is more expensive than I could buy from a salvage place.

 

[davethorik]

interesting, I have a R-W woodworking vise. neat to see some other stuff they made.