Architectural Detail
2449 White St.
Pasadena
(626) 844-6670
Carlos Antique Hardware & Locksmith
620 S. La Brea
Los Angeles
(323) 954-1717
cantique@pacbell.net
An Anaheim Colony Resident writes:
My husband and I were in Los Angeles on one of our "salvage" runs looking for old hardware for 2 new craftsman doors (Ganahl Lumber sold us 2 beauties) for our son's bungalow duplex on Center Street. The salvage yard could not help us with the locks but referred us to Carlos Antique Hardware & Locksmith.
This young man not only had a great collection of old door hardware, but was exceptionally knowledgeable about door hardware workings and was able to repair the one we had taken to Los Angeles making it work like a charm.
We took two more locks up to him last week and he just called to say they are ready. We also found his prices to be very reasonable.
Another neighbor writes of Carlos:
On our salvage yard run to LA on Saturday for house parts for the Broadway 4 plex, we visited our favorite locksmith/magician for old lock repair and hardware/lighting for vintage homes. Carlos is a young man and after just 2 1/2 years with his own business he has amassed a decent inventory of old house hardware.
Classic Accents
P.O. Box 1181
Southgate, MI 48195
800-245-7742
734-284-7185 (Fax)
Click here to visit their web site
Call the for a catalog. This is the only place we have found that carries the old style push button light switches. As we paint a room, we replace the 'flip' switches and plastic plates with old style push button switches and heavy brass covers.
They also sell push button dimmer switches and push button 3 way switches. We have ordered from them twice and have have good luck both times.
The switches are much more expensive than the new ones you would get from Home Depot, but we were able to get enough to replace all of the switches and covers in our house for about $250.
Crown City Hardware Company
1047 North Allen Avenue
Pasadena, California
91104
626-794-1188
213-684-1515
Click here to visit their website
In business since 1916.
Hundreds of styles of hinges, knobs, latches, pulls, and..... (you get the idea). Catalog available.
Liz's Antique Hardware
453 South La Brea
Los Angeles, California
90036
323-939-4403
Original hardware circa 1850 - 1950 for doors, windows, furniture, curtains, lighting, etc.
Click Here for a L.A. Times Article about Liz's Antique Hardware
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Antique Hardware and Home Store
19 Buckingham Plantation Drive
Bluffton, South Carolina
29910
800-422-9982
They seem to have almost anything you could need. They have been in business for 18 years. Check out their on-line catalog.
Click here to go to their website
Muffs Restoration Hardware
135 S. Glassell Street
Orange, California
92866
714-997-0243
Click here to visit their web page
I am giving Muffs a half hearted recommendation.
We go to Muff's whenever we need to replace a hardware item and can't find it anywhere else (they seem to carry absolutely everything and they're just a 15 minute drive from the Anaheim Colony).
However..... their prices are way too high and the people who work there tend to be rude....
But when you need a piece of hardware and can't find it anywhere else, chances are Muff's will have it.
