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couple old thing - 3/31/2008 12:14:51 AM    dollarbill Posts: 1368 Joined: 5/6/2005 From: maysville, kentucky Status: offline Hey all Heres a couple of recent find from and old dump .My wife pulled out the old lock set . It says Gurney ,Guess that was the name of the lock company .Thanks for lookind and any info ya'll can give. Good luck diggen to you all.       bill Attachment (1) Post #: 1

RE: couple old thing - 3/31/2008 7:15:28 AM    Beebs   Posts: 138 Joined: 5/7/2007 From: Upstate NY Status: offline Hey dollarbill, first I have to say nice find, gotta love those old locksets. Sometimes the rich had their last names put on the fancy locksets. But I found a web site that has reproductions of the old locksets and boy are they costly. Here it is if you'd like to browse http://houseofantiquehardware.com/  Happy diggin'..... Beebs _____________________________ If the snow is too deep to dig a dump, dig an old attic" (in reply to dollarbill) Post #: 2

RE: couple old thing - 3/31/2008 11:31:23 AM    L C   Posts: 1506 Joined: 3/17/2007 From: Ohio Status: offline Hello Beebs, you are right about the prices, some of them are quite scary indeed ! I found  lot of it not all that bad though. Put it in my favorites. Love the old hardware, I look for it all the time. If I find some, I will buy it and put int in my shop for when I build display cabinest and so forth, the old hardware really sets them off. Thanks for the post , Lou (in reply to Beebs) Post #: 3

RE: couple old thing - 3/31/2008 9:28:09 PM    dollarbill Posts: 1368 Joined: 5/6/2005 From: maysville, kentucky Status: offline Hey Beebs an LC Thanks for the reply and link Beebs very cool stuff . I get a catalog that has a lot of reproduction stuff.I do restoration and remodle old home a bit and allway scarf up any old pieces the homeowners don't want . Lumber to if I get the chance. Can't see the stuff slipping away in a dumpster . Heres a pic of a dumb waiter I just picked up for a few bucks that I intend to turn into a display case for some of my stoneware .What ya'll think .Thanks for looken and good luck diggen all           bill Attachment (1) (in reply to L C) Post #: 4

RE: couple old thing - 4/1/2008 7:01:24 AM    idigjars Posts: 1284 Joined: 12/24/2004 From: Michigan Status: offline Hello Bill, nice finds.   Beebs, nice link.  Thanks both for sharing with us.   Paul (in reply to dollarbill) Post #: 5

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