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What do you call this door part and where to order this online? T. T. 11-30-2006
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Posted by T. T. on November 30, 2006, 12:56 am


Dear all:

Just a quick question wish you could help. We are living in a very old
house (1930's) which has a old wooden door that has a 5" x 8" (outside
rim: 7" x 12") viewing windows (or maybe I should say "door")... This
viewing "window" is quite old and is not sealed very well, so when we
turn on the heater, the warm air will escape from this viewing window -
not really energy-smart. As I just had a good luck ordering a
hard-to-find window part from a online store, I wonder if there is also
an online store that sell this kind of part, and if so, where could I
find it? And what is the official name of this type of part?? Many
thanks!

Here you could see some photos of this "door" that I'm talking about...

http://www.picturetrail.com/hgtv2006/
(click on What is THIS?)

Thanks!


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Posted by Reed on November 30, 2006, 1:28 am


T. T. wrote:
> Dear all:
>
> Just a quick question wish you could help. We are living in a very old
> house (1930's) which has a old wooden door that has a 5" x 8" (outside
> rim: 7" x 12") viewing windows (or maybe I should say "door")... This
> viewing "window" is quite old and is not sealed very well, so when we
> turn on the heater, the warm air will escape from this viewing window -
> not really energy-smart. As I just had a good luck ordering a
> hard-to-find window part from a online store, I wonder if there is also
> an online store that sell this kind of part, and if so, where could I
> find it? And what is the official name of this type of part?? Many
> thanks!
>
> Here you could see some photos of this "door" that I'm talking about...
>
> http://www.picturetrail.com/hgtv2006/
> (click on What is THIS?)
>
> Thanks!


It appears you have never seen any late-night movies set in the
Prohibition era showing the entrance to a "speak-easy".

similar items at:

http://www.vandykes.com/product/02916435/
http://www.oldhouseweb.com/stories/Detailed/14289.shtml

Posted by on November 30, 2006, 4:38 am


Dear Reed, thank you so much for your reply. Yes few hours later after
I posted this question to this group, I found some items on eBay which
then realized they are called "
vintage peep hole viewer speakeasy"

By the way, another side question, is there any way to weather
stripping this kind of viewer?? Any suggestions? Thanks!


Reed wrote:
> T. T. wrote:
> > Dear all:
> >
> > Just a quick question wish you could help. We are living in a very old
> > house (1930's) which has a old wooden door that has a 5" x 8" (outside
> > rim: 7" x 12") viewing windows (or maybe I should say "door")... This
> > viewing "window" is quite old and is not sealed very well, so when we
> > turn on the heater, the warm air will escape from this viewing window -
> > not really energy-smart. As I just had a good luck ordering a
> > hard-to-find window part from a online store, I wonder if there is also
> > an online store that sell this kind of part, and if so, where could I
> > find it? And what is the official name of this type of part?? Many
> > thanks!
> >
> > Here you could see some photos of this "door" that I'm talking about...
> >
> > http://www.picturetrail.com/hgtv2006/
> > (click on What is THIS?)
> >
> > Thanks!
>
>
> It appears you have never seen any late-night movies set in the
> Prohibition era showing the entrance to a "speak-easy".
>
> similar items at:
>
> http://www.vandykes.com/product/02916435/
> http://www.oldhouseweb.com/stories/Detailed/14289.shtml


Posted by Norminn on November 30, 2006, 12:25 pm


whchuang@gmail.com wrote:
> Dear Reed, thank you so much for your reply. Yes few hours later after
> I posted this question to this group, I found some items on eBay which
> then realized they are called "
> vintage peep hole viewer speakeasy"
>
> By the way, another side question, is there any way to weather
> stripping this kind of viewer?? Any suggestions? Thanks!
>

In the picture you posted, what is beyond the little opening? Looks
like metal grate. Pretty cute feature. I would be inclined to caulk it
shut for the winter and, when warm weather arrives, take the door down,
strip it, refinish, fit (two panes if possible) plexi inside the little
door.

You will probably chip the paint removing screws to get the metal door
out, so that is the reason I would want to wait for warm weather.
Stripping the metal and removing rust will help keep it nice for long
time, as it is a very unique feature. If you do refinish, be sure to
prime the metal with a good metal primer right away after removing the
paint or it will begin to rust. Looks like there is enough depth to the
door to fit in two panes of plexiglass with a narrow spacer between them
and drilled at the corners to fit the screws. Put fine line of silicone
caulk around inside pane and outside the outer pane.

Posted by T. T. on November 30, 2006, 4:41 am


Thank you so much for your reply, By the way, is there any way to
weather stripping this kind of viewer? Any suggestion? Thanks!

Reed wrote:
> T. T. wrote:
> > Dear all:
> >
> > Just a quick question wish you could help. We are living in a very old
> > house (1930's) which has a old wooden door that has a 5" x 8" (outside
> > rim: 7" x 12") viewing windows (or maybe I should say "door")... This
> > viewing "window" is quite old and is not sealed very well, so when we
> > turn on the heater, the warm air will escape from this viewing window -
> > not really energy-smart. As I just had a good luck ordering a
> > hard-to-find window part from a online store, I wonder if there is also
> > an online store that sell this kind of part, and if so, where could I
> > find it? And what is the official name of this type of part?? Many
> > thanks!
> >
> > Here you could see some photos of this "door" that I'm talking about...
> >
> > http://www.picturetrail.com/hgtv2006/
> > (click on What is THIS?)
> >
> > Thanks!
>
>
> It appears you have never seen any late-night movies set in the
> Prohibition era showing the entrance to a "speak-easy".
>
> similar items at:
>
> http://www.vandykes.com/product/02916435/
> http://www.oldhouseweb.com/stories/Detailed/14289.shtml


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