Pair of Antique Cast Iron Door Hinges with Steeple Tips – Painted Surface (2" x 8" x ½")

Description :
This pair of antique door hinges is crafted from heavy cast iron and feature elegant steeple-tipped finials, a hallmark of 19th to early 20th century hardware design. Each hinge plate is stamped with its original size markings, visible beneath layers of old cream and brown paint. The paint has worn and flaked with age, offering an authentic patina that tells their long history of use. With eight countersunk screw holes per plate and a robust central barrel, these hinges were built for substantial doors and remain a durable architectural salvage find.

Era
Late 19th to early 20th Century

Style
Victorian / Gothic Revival, characterized by the decorative steeple tips and sturdy proportions.

Technique
Cast iron, machined hinge barrels, hand-assembled with removable pins. Painted multiple times over decades of use.

Tools Used
Sand casting molds, forge finishing, lathe for hinge barrels, drill press for countersunk screw holes, paint application.

History
Steeple-tip hinges were widely popular in the late 1800s for homes, churches, and civic buildings, blending function with ornamental hardware detail. These examples, with their tall finials and size stampings, are typical of quality hardware made by regional foundries or large-scale manufacturers.

Manufacturer / Maker
Maker unknown. Hinges are marked only with size indicators (seen faintly as 4½ x 4½ on the plates). Likely produced by a Midwestern or Northeastern foundry.

Measurements
2" W x 8" H x ½" D (open length across both leaves).

Suggested Weight
~1.5 lbs each (~3 lbs total for the pair).

Item Number : P14307

Category : Hinges

Brand : UK