Slotted screws

Slotted screwsMost new renovation supply items come with Phillips head screws [1] which were designed in 1935. For period homes slotted screws are generally the correct screws for hardware fittings. Industrial Zebra has a range of original design cut (not rolled) brass and steel...

Cast iron door knobs, handles and fittings

Cast iron door knobs, handles and fittingsThere is an enormous variety of centre door knobs fitted to Victorian and Edwardian homes though to the between the wars period.  Most are either cast from brass or cast iron. There were many foundries producing them including Archibald Kenrick & Son in West...

Transom Window Operators

Transom Window OperatorsMany Queenslander and Federation homes were constructed with transom windows or fanlight windows above doors and windows – both internal and external.  These allowed for air flow and circulation. There were various window fixtures designed and patented to enable...