Description
This cast bronze entry hardware by Reading Hardware Co., Reading, PA is a rare right hand rabbeted store door entry set. It dates to the Aesthetic era c1880s and the last photo in the listing shows it in the 1885 Reading catalog. Lovely cast Eastlake pattern. The backplate and handle and thumb latch are in what I would consider to be excellent condition and I only cleaned them lightly. The right hand rabbeted lock, not so much, as the case is broken and not operational. This set is worthy of any collection and will display beautifully! After some research, the opinion is that this set probably is either a salesman’s sample or came off of a Reading building as it is rare to see the actual Reading monogram on the front of the piece. It is also marked on the lock itself as shown. Here are the dims: Backplate 12″h x 3″w, Handle 5″h x 1″ projection, Strike plate 5 1/4″h x 1 1/4-2″w, Mortise case 4″h x 2 3/8″d x 1/2″ thick (marked 113 on the inside of the lock box), Strike Plate 6 7/8″h x 5/8-1″w.
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