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Posted by Reed on November 21, 2007, 11:35 pm
JimR wrote:
> I have a furniture piece made of rosewood (ie, heavy) that has a drop-down
> front door. The door fits smoothly into the cabinet face and is hinged at
> the door-bottom left and right sides with an unusual recessed hinge. The
> hinge is two pieces of brass about 3/4" wide by 1 1/2" long, connected with
> a pivot near the ends of the pieces. One piece is then recessed into the
> side of the door and the attached piece is mounted into a recess in the
> cabinet frame -- one hinge on the left side and one on the right side of the
> door. If my description isn't clear, when the door is opened and closed,
> the two hinge pieces pivot like the blades on a scissors. When the door is
> down, it's stabilized by two folding brass down-stays; when up, by two
> catches on the top of the door. The unit was purchased years ago overseas,
> so I can't go back to the manufacturer.
>
> The bar was damaged in a move, and the door was ripped from the downstays
> and the hinges. I have (or can replace) the downstays, but I can't locate
> any hinges of this style. I've Googled the question and checked a number of
> manufacturers (SOSS, Amerock, etc.) without success.
>
> This is a quality piece of furniture, so I'd like to find an exact
> replacement rather than try to jury-rig a home-made replacement. Does
> anyone know of a source for the hinges?
>
>
>
check here and see if any of these will match..
http://www.google.com/products?q=pivot+hinge&btnG=Search+Products
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