Tuesday 20 April 2010

Lichfield Bell Pulls


The Period Ironmonger is proud to announce that we have introduced three new, sprung Bell Pulls into our range of door hardware. 

The Lichfield is available in three different finishes - Aged Brass, Aged Nickel and Antique Blackened Brass. All of the bell pulls are made out of solid brass to avoid corrosion and are of the Gothic revival style.

Our Antique Blackened Brass replicates a wrought iron finish so popular with country properties but avoids the problem of rust. All are ideal for use with our period internal bell.

Each Bell Pull comes complete with its own return spring which locates, out of sight, in the wall and ensures that the pull returns to its set position each time. IMPORTANT - Please not that the return spring is only suitable for double cavity (or thicker) walls. 
Also included are: matching internal blanking pulley, plastic dust liners, nylon cord, screws, rawlplugs and fitting instructions.

The dimensions of the Lichfield Bell Pulls are - Height 720mm - Width 102mm - Projection 67mm

Our internal Butlers Bells are also available in aged brass and aged nickel and are a perfect compliment to the new Lichfield bell pulls. We don't manufacture an Antique Black Butlers Bell but we can provide the Extension Pulley and the Directional Pulley in antique black if required, please contact us if that is your requirement as they are only made to order at present.

Our wall return spring is available for separate purchase and is the ideal  way to spring load old, tired or broken bell pull systems (POA). Suitable for double cavity (or thicker) walls ONLY. The reason this bell pull system is only suited to double cavity walls is due to the length of the return spring, because it is 240mm long it would be unsuitable to fit in a single wall.

If you have a single cavity wall our Winchester Bell Pull may be the option you require as the return spring is located on the bell pull itself.

The dimensions for the wall return spring are - Minimum length 240mm - Diameter 26mm - Maximum recommended weight of pull rod 1kg.

As with all of our Period Door Hardware range none of the items are lacquered, tarnishing will occur on the brass bell pull over a period of time and we prefer that it is left to age gracefully and build up it's own patina as it would have in out forefathers era. If you quite like a shiny finish the brass pull can be cleaned with recognised metal cleaner or simply dusted periodically with a dry, clean cloth. The aged nickel and antique blackened brass pulls need only to be wiped occasionally  - DON'T USE ANYTHING ABRASIVE ON THESE BELL PULLS

Our Bell Pull systems are relatively easy to fit if you are an experienced DIY enthusiast. If you feel you don't have the skills to fit the system then calling in a professional would probably be the best course of action, it isn't hard to fit and doesn't take long so should be fairly inexpensive. 


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