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ADDRESS: 540 Division St, Cobourg, ON K9A 3S4, Canada +1 905-373-0796
OPEN: Thursday to Saturday – 10am to 5pm. CLOSED Sunday to Wednesday

Antique & Vintage Door Hardware

Entry Sets

Entry Sets Simple Brass Art Deco Arts & Crafts Victorian Eastlake Rim Locks Patterned Rim Locks Gravity Locks Doorknobs & Accessories

Antique & Vintage Simple Brass Hardware

Entry Sets Simple Brass Art Deco Arts & Crafts Victorian Eastlake Rim Locks Patterned Rim Locks Gravity Locks Doorknobs & Accessories

Art Deco & Streamline Moderne Style Door Hardware (1925 – 1950)

Entry sets, passage sets and individual doorknob sets.

“Art Deco was the first comprehensive American decorative style that originated in France, not in Britain. It was also the first decorative style that looked toward the future rather than the past…Innovations in this period included the use of new materials such as Bakelite, Lucite, aluminum, and stainless steel; the introduction of cylindrical lock sets; and ‘hardware-less’ design…Elegant and sensuous, Art Deco (sometimes called Streamline Moderne) hardware was designed with an eye to the future.”

L. Gordon and T. Hartman
Decorative Hardware – Interior Designing with Knobs, Handles, Latches, Locks, Hinges and Other Hardware. 
New York, HarperCollings Publishers Inc., 2000.

Entry Sets Simple Brass Art Deco Arts & Crafts Victorian Eastlake Rim Locks Patterned Rim Locks Gravity Locks Doorknobs & Accessories

Arts & Crafts Style Door Hardware (1895 – 1920)

Entry sets, passage sets and individual doorknob sets.

“Featuring function over form, the Arts & Crafts style of hardware harkens back to the past. It is simple, stylized, and, in the case of furniture hardware, never used solely for decoration. Hardware was viewed as ‘useful art’.”

“Always looking toward the past, the style is functional, simple, and handmade.”

L. Gordon and T. Hartman
Decorative Hardware – Interior Designing with Knobs, Handles, Latches, Locks, Hinges and Other Hardware. 
New York, HarperCollings Publishers Inc., 2000.

Entry Sets Simple Brass Art Deco Arts & Crafts Victorian Eastlake Rim Locks Patterned Rim Locks Gravity Locks Doorknobs & Accessories

Victorian Style Door Hardware (1880 – 1915)

Entry sets, passage sets and individual doorknob sets.

“Victorian doorknobs, doorplates, hinges, and furniture pulls are lavish, with complicated, swirling, floral patterns and relief. When describing American decorative hardware, the label “Victorian” specifically signifies a period in time, not a style of hardware, although over time the label has come to signify a variety of styles that were all popular during the period. Today many different styles of decorative arts coexist under this general catchphrase.”

“This era represents the peak of the American decorative hardware industry. The Industrial Revolution and the resulting increased productivity leads to an explosion of choices, schools, patterns, finishes – and consequently the birth of planned obsolescence.”

L. Gordon and T. Hartman
Decorative Hardware – Interior Designing with Knobs, Handles, Latches, Locks, Hinges and Other Hardware. 
New York, HarperCollings Publishers Inc., 2000.

Entry Sets Simple Brass Art Deco Arts & Crafts Victorian Eastlake Rim Locks Patterned Rim Locks Gravity Locks Doorknobs & Accessories

Eastlake Style Door Hardware (1865 – 1890)

Entry sets, passage sets and individual doorknob sets.

“With its strong detailing, Eastlake hardware can become a decorative accent in almost any style of room. It works very well in Victorian settings, and the more geometric Eastlake patterns are very fitting for Art Deco interiors. Asian-inspired rooms are also great backgrounds for Eastlake hardware.”

“Innovations during the period include mass-produced and mass-marketed door hardware, building and furniture hardware with a single stylistic theme. The founding of American hardware’s “big three” – Russel and Erwin, P. & F. Corbin, and Yale and Towne – and the birth of suburbia. The hardware was elaborate, stylized, extravagant, and incised.”

L. Gordon and T. Hartman
Decorative Hardware – Interior Designing with Knobs, Handles, Latches, Locks, Hinges and Other Hardware. 
New York, HarperCollings Publishers Inc., 2000.

Entry Sets Simple Brass Art Deco Arts & Crafts Victorian Eastlake Rim Locks Patterned Rim Locks Gravity Locks Doorknobs & Accessories

Antique Rim Locks (circa 1865)

Our salvaged antique rim locks are painstakingly cleaned up and refurbished and put in perfect working order.

“By the mid 1860’s the basic rim lock was being made as it would remain for the next century. Companies continued to work on improving the working of the lock mechanisms mainly by removing as many unnecessary parts as possible. The rim lock remained the backbone of the lock industry and is still the hardiest locks ever made.”

Ed Donaldson

Entry Sets Simple Brass Art Deco Arts & Crafts Victorian Eastlake Rim Locks Patterned Rim Locks Gravity Locks Doorknobs & Accessories

Antique Ornate & Rare Rim Locks

Our salvaged antique patterned rim locks are fully refurbished and in perfect working order.

Antique Gravity Locks (late 19th to early 20th century)

Our salvaged antique gravity locks are fully refurbished and in perfect working order.

Gravity locks use gravity instead of a spring to engage the latch, and usually are ornamented with Victorian details.

Entry Sets Simple Brass Art Deco Arts & Crafts Victorian Eastlake Rim Locks Patterned Rim Locks Gravity Locks Doorknobs & Accessories

Doorknobs & Accessories

Antique & vintage porcelain door knobs, escutcheons, spindles, set screws, rosettes and more

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Looking For Reproductions?

Check out our Door Hardware Reproductions sections. Newly made in the old world style.

Fun Facts About Antique Hardware

Primitive Latches – fortifications universally comprised a repurposed bar placed across the portal and secured at both ends. Designs permitting the bar to slide aside and miniaturization of the device created the ‘slide-bolt’ and enabled this timeless and sometimes decorative locking system to be affixed to the door.

By anchoring one end of the bar whilst allowing it to swivel the bar could be lifted in and out of its keeper. This revelation birthed the first thumb-latch. Blacksmiths created highly imaginative designs- heart, spade, tulip, cannonball, and swordfish to name a few.

1700s – Hundreds of years passed passed until the 18th century. During the reign of George II (1727-1760) a Georgian blacksmith passed a spindle through a door, a plate mounted on the inside of the door, and a cam abutting the plate. To the plate he then attached one end of a latch-bar, with the latch-bar resting on the cam such that turning the knobs on either end of the spindle rotated the spindle, and in turn the cam, thus raising the latch-bar.

This was a EUREKA moment.

1800s – During the ensuing Regency period, in approximately 1820, John Carpenter’s designs enclosed the mechanism in a box. Fast forward fifty years and find that during the mid 19th century the Victorians modified the mechanism’s rotary motion to withdraw, rather than lift the latch… another milestone.

In 1840 the industrial revolution was beginning. It celebrated mass production and heralded the demise of individualized hand wrought hardware. At this point in time the latch was buried (mortised) into the edge of the door.

1900s – Hardware thus became totally reliant on its trimmings for aesthetics. Mass marketing and early consumerism entrenched 20th century style trends like Art Deco, Art Nouveau, Arts and Crafts and a plethora of revival styles.

For more information on hardware, check out our blog post entitled “Three Centuries Of Door Hardware“.

OUR MISSION

•  to stimulate and inspire home, store and set decorators
•  to encourage and inform heritage-minded environmentalists
•  to support and indulge artistic and cultural pursuits by providing fundamental to frivolous architectural salvage in a meticulously organized imagination market.

WE PROUDLY SUPPORT

Heritage Canada, The Architectural Conservatory of Ontario and The Cobourg Museum.

We don’t stop at the three R’s of recycling, we’ve added a fourth R, REPURPOSE!

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LEGACY VINTAGE
540 Division Street
Cobourg, Ontario, Canada
K9A 3S4

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+1 905 373 0796

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Open : THURSDAY, FRIDAY & SATURDAY from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Closed: SUNDAY to WEDNESDAY

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Topher Topher
Topher Topher
00:13 29 Aug 21
Amazing mix of architectural salvage, hardware... and antiques, all arranged beautifully. Can wander around for hours.read more
ILYA
ILYA
15:15 23 Jul 21
Incredible store. Everything from vintage nails,... to door hardware and bathtubsread more
Graham Dutton
Graham Dutton
21:02 14 Jul 21
If you need old building supplies this might be... the place for you! Lots of doors windows and what nots! All kinds of good stuff to look at. Check it out!read more
Brian Lucyk
Brian Lucyk
20:49 29 Jun 21
Great to visit in person again and spend some... time touring around inside. So much to see in plenty of nooks and crannies. Lots to get inspired by. Treasures everywhere. Went home with some red well weathered barn board. Excited to turn them into some rustic cottage picture frames! Pleasure speaking with the staff there as well. A fantastic visit. Certain to see you again. Thanksread more
warflower warflower
warflower warflower
13:33 10 Jun 21
I recently got an old house in Montreal.I was... as careful as I could during the move, but accidents happen: I broke the spindle of one of the doorknobs.Was that a bad sign?Christine, from Legacy Vintage, showed me it was not.Desperately browsing the internet for the old trinket, I found many people trying to sell me hardware that "would/should/could work" or "worth a try."Christine promptly answered my request by giving me the certainty of the exact item I wanted.Of course, I was already at ease with my finding, but I was secretly lamenting to pay shipping fees that would surpass the spindle's price.Then, here's where Christine won me over: she asked me if I knew a particular antique store in my city that could offer the same article. So, she followed with its name and address.I was head over heels! How uncommon is it to find an unselfish, kind, and proactive merchant willing to put the customers' interests above his/her profits?Indeed, yesterday, after a 20-minute drive, I got my old spindle for a bargain.Thanks to Christine, my little old house is wholesome again, and so is my belief in kindness!read more
Jill A. Salter
Jill A. Salter
16:33 09 May 20
I purchased a vintage screen door from Legacy... Vintage Building Materials via their online website and I could not be any happier. Legacy Vintage has a great selection of quality, vintage materials at a great price. The vintage door I purchased is more beautiful and better quality than any reproduction I had looked at elsewhere. The service provided by Legacy Vintage also sets them apart. I needed to have my order shipped to the US in March (2020) and there was a lot of uncertainty at that time. The staff at Legacy Vintage took great care and kept me informed every step of the way and my door arrived safely. I was also able to find out some information about where the piece came from and its age. I now have a unique piece on my porch that gets lots of compliments. I highly recommend Legacy Vintage.read more
S. Miller
S. Miller
18:40 07 Mar 20
Great service!Found a solid door in excellent... shape to re-purpose into a headboard.Will go back for more treasures. 👍read more
Brian Rutherford
Brian Rutherford
13:22 06 Mar 20
This is a pretty unique gem that I don't think... enough people know about. Everytime we go to visit we discover something we missed last time, and we've been bringing all our friends and family. If you are into vintage stuff, fixing up an old house or looking to add something old to your new digs this is the place. From old doors, old lights, old tubs and the hardest to find piece, I'd highly suggest checking them out. And don't let the word Old scare you away, everything in there will last another century.. at least.read more
Elle F
Elle F
05:03 27 Feb 20
This was an excellent stop for salvage... architectural! So many items for our renovation and the place is organized and often has multiples of everything.read more
Devon MacPhee
Devon MacPhee
02:41 28 Jul 19
Lots of awesome material, don't expect bargain... basement prices, as these are often VERY rare pieces and the prices reflect that.read more
Scott Murduff
Scott Murduff
13:58 06 Jul 19
This is a place to find all those unique hatd to... find items that are not available any more any where...Cast iron gates,claw foot tubs,fencing,barn boards,etc. Etc. Etc.Most items have been salvaged and saved for those looking for those special items for your garden,man cave,business decor...or hang it ad art...There are do many items be prepared to spend some time hunting for those special treasures..a fun way to remember when and keep those special items around from yesterday for those today to enjoy.read more
Rico Sabatini
Rico Sabatini
19:51 13 Feb 19
Amazing place. Best collection of vintage... hardware I have seen. This is one display of many.read more
John Marchand
John Marchand
21:40 13 Jan 19
It was the first time in a few years that I went.... I was very impressed with the way they organized things which makes it very easy to find what interests you. I will surely be going back in the future.read more
Simon Tonkinson
Simon Tonkinson
13:30 05 Aug 18
One of the few places around where you can get... authentic vintage architectural items. They have loads of things like doors and windows and also harder to find items including locks handles lamps etc. Also items needed for bathrooms kitchens too. They are not cheap however, so don't expect bargain basement prices. But if you need specific items give them a try. The site is almost like a museum so worth a visit just to see what they have!read more
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