Architectural salvage  if you do not know what it is, it is a business of finding old houses, building that may have
antique valuable like antique bath tubs, 19th century handmade brass or bronze door hardware and antique furniture
and windows and taking these worn out but precious antique pieces and salvaging them i-e using them somewhere else.

These items could be cabinet hardware, door knobs, handles, hinges, hooks etc.

For some it is just a hobby as a collector of old items but for some architectural home salvage is a full time
serious business. These people drive great pleasure in finding and salvaging unique pieces of brass, bronze or hand
forged iron hardware from old buildings and selling them for a profit.

For people looking to decorate their home with antiques, these salvaged or old or period Hardware can be a great
source of decorating object and which provides a distinctive looks in every room of their house. When we say Period
hardware, we are referring to hardware made in early 1970’s which was handmade and is not produced anymore.

These salvaged home decorative accessories are used in many places like hotels, colonial or Victorian era houses but
that is not the only use. In fact a house does not have to be old. The antique hardware can fit in modern
architecture and modern homes as well. A good example is you can have  teak wood antique furniture and use period
brass hardware like handles, knobs, hinges etc on it.

The problem is it is very hard to find these architectural brass or forged hardware, that is why some companies are
manufacturing copies of these original antique. These copies are called antique reproductions. you can find these
antique reproduction of door knobs, door plates, hinges and so much more.

Here are some more Architectural salvage companies.
1- Cunningham Lumber - For antique reclaimed lumber and architectural - in Texas
2- Decodame - art deco and art noveau hardware, doorknobs and architectural - Naples, Florida”    ”antique reproduction of door knobs

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