Thumb & Gate Latches

In modern homes the door handles may go unnoticed but in historic properties they remind us that in bygone eras all the hardware was handmade.

One type of door handle commonly found in 17th & 18th century buildings is the Suffolk latch.  The name comes from their origination in Suffolk but is now used as the generic name for thumb latches. Originally these door handles were made from wrought iron by the local blacksmith. 

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historic door handle