Dewitt County Texas Courthouse 2008
Built in 1890, the Courthouse was constructed with close attention to detail and included the Oriental pattern hardware made by Branford Lock Works of Branford, CT. We reproduced complete interior and entry door sets including the locks, plates, doorknobs and hinges. We adapted the original design for modern security of the exterior and courtroom doors. We worked with the architect and contractor in the design, selection and installation phases.

Lowdnes Grove Plantation 2008
Lowndes Grove was built in 1786 on the banks of the Ashley River in Charles ton SC. We provided solid cast brass doorknobs and rosettes appropriate for the period. The owners selected our brass decorative head and foot bolts for the double doors leading to the piazzas. The house was added to the National Register in 1978.

Heron Island Plantation House 2008
The Heron Island plantation house is a replica of Mount Vernon and was built in 1007-2008. The owners selected our heron doorknob with garland back plate. We custom plated the set to antique pewter per their specifications. we also custom made pocket door hardware for the main drawing room.

Governor Thomas Bennett House 2008
South Carolina's Governor Thomas Bennett built his house in Charleston SC in 1820 when Charleston was the state capitol. We reproduced the original hand wrought slave made shutter hardware from antique originals. The pattern is now available in our Shutter Hardware section and is part of our Historic Charleston Foundation Hardware Collection.

Aiken Rhett House 2008
The Aiken Rhett House is a museum house maintained by the Historic Charleston Foundation. We are licensed to reproduce hardware on their behalf. We reproduced shutter hardware in hand wrought iron based on an original slave made shutter dog. The pattern is now available in our Shutter Hardware section and is part of our Historic Charleston Foundation Hardware Collection. The house was built in 1818 and was added on to in subsequent years. The complex the most intact surviving example of an urban plantation house with it's outbuildings.

The Crescent Hotel 2007
The Crescent Hotel is recognized by the National Trust as an elite member of "Historic Hotels of America". we were retained by the owners to reproduce its antique cast bronze doorknobs and rosettes. Working from original samples we analyzed and matched the metallic content and sand cast each piece. Finishing was done by hand using the same techniques of over 120 years ago.

U.S. Customs House, Charleston South Carolina
We were retained by Liolio Architects in 2005 to survey and determine the appropriate hardware for the restoration of the ground floor of the building. We custom made hardware for the project in solid bronze. Double doors required 30 inch cast bronze flush bolts; entry door sets were wrought in bronze. Modern lock trim pieces were also made in bronze. Hinges were hand cast to reproduce existing hinges. They were a split design where one leaf plate mounted to the stone door surrounds with machine screws and the other mortised into each door.

Nathaniel Russell House, Charleston South Carolina
We are licensed by the Historic Charleston Foundation to reproduce antique hardware from Charleston’s finest homes. We recently reproduced a plantation shutter knob for the Nathaniel Russell House, one of their museum houses. It is on the National Register of Historic Buildings and is one the finest examples of Federal style homes remaining in the country.

During renovations of the house, a shutter knob was found on one of the shutters in a window that had been walled off years ago. No other knobs remained in the house. The restoration committee of the house contacted us as and requested that we reproduce the knob. The knob was sent to our forge and was reproduced using the same techniques and materials as the antique original. The face of the knob and the rosette were forged and the base was sand cast in solid brass. The committee examined the knob and approved its use in the restoration of the house. 125 knobs were made and are installed in the house. This knob is listed under kitchen hardware and is part of our Historic Charleston Hardware Collection

Fenwick Hall Plantation, Charleston South Carolina
Along the banks of the Stono River, Fenwick Hall was built in 1730 and is one of the finest examples of Georgian architecture still standing in South Carolina. In 2006 we were commissioned by the owner to restore the two large rim locks from the manor house. Our locksmith in England reproduced the original keys and recast broken and missing parts to return the locks to their original working order. Charleston Hardware Company also reproduced the original 24 inch long wrought iron strap hinges and shutter dogs for the carriage house.